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The Slop Sink
At the heart of the tenement kitchen was the slop sink, a metal basin maybe a foot shorter than a standard bathtub, but a few inches deeper. Here the woman of the house washed vegetables and clothes, and on occasion herself and her children.
‘350’ Exhibit Spends Winter at the Skirball
In 1927, a popular duo called The Happiness Boys had a hit song called, \”Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me,\” which lampooned the car magnet\’s supposed contrition for the anti-Semitic content of his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent.
A Rhythmic Spin on Boyle Heights’ History
Opportunities to view Jewish-themed dance by contemporary choreographers, however, do not occur every day and, in the case of Duckler, \”Narrow Bridge\” represents the first time she has explored issues of Jewish identity.
Twenty-Nine Days to Make Mitzvot
Aryeh Green and Yosef Abramowitz were sipping tea in a Bedouin tent last year in Sde Boker, a kibbutz in Israel\’s Negev desert, when they had an idea. Participants at a conference of Kol Dor, an organization that seeks to revitalize Jewish activism and unity across the globe, the two were discussing how the group could promote Jewish identity and peoplehood.
Christianity Faltering in Muslim Europe
"Europe becomes more and more a province of Islam, a colony of Islam." So declares Oriana Fallaci in her new book, "La Forza della Ragione" ("The Force of Reason"). And the famed Italian journalist is right: Christianity\’s ancient stronghold of Europe is rapidly giving way to Islam.
Immigrant Dreams
On a recent trip to Manhattan, I traveled to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, which I\’d heard about from friends in Los Angeles. The core of the museum is a restored 19th- century tenement house, which was a second point of landing, after Ellis Island, for a mixture of Italians, Germans and Eastern European and Sephardic Jews who made the hard crossing to America in search of better lives.
The Same Boat
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros once gave a speech about the tremendous growth of the Latino population in the United States.
French Jews
French Jewish leader Roger Cukierman has moderated his tone during the past 12 months — but his message appears largely unaltered.
Jews in France are living \”in a time of malaise,\” Cukierman, president of the CRIF umbrella organization of French Jews, told more than 800 guests at the group\’s annual dinner Saturday.
Immigration Plan Poses Challenges
President Bush\’s Jan. 7 proposal to dramatically expand immigration to the United States ignited a national debate about this highly emotional issue. While this is a critical policy that will profoundly affect all Americans, it is a policy that must be of particular concern to American Jews.
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