Israeli team leaves for Japan aid mission
Jewish Journal
March 13, 2011
A civilian Israeli search-and-rescue team left for Japan in the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami.
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Israel team of volunteers to help with search and rescue efforts in Japan
Jewish Journal
March 12, 2011
ZAKA International Rescue Unit said Friday it will send a team of trained volunteers from Israel to help the search and rescue efforts in Japan, following the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that rocked the country earlier that day.
Japan earthquake relief: How you can help
JewishJournal.com
March 11, 2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Japan, the organized Jewish world is lining up support for the rescue and relief effort in the region.
Jewish groups mobilizing response to massive Japan earthquake and tsunami
Jewish Journal
March 11, 2011
Jewish organizations are mobilizing their responses to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday.
Japanese video — ‘Improve your matzoh handling technique’
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March 24, 2007
Breaking matzoh clean
Go Go G-dzilla
Naomi Pfefferman
June 15, 2006
For fans craving city-stomping action, \”Godzilla, King of the Monsters\” will rear his scaly head this summer in a rare big-screen appearance, incinerating steel and citizens alike with his nuclear halitosis.
Shadows Obscure Illegal Aliens’ Hopes
Andy Glass
May 26, 2005
In speaking about illegal aliens, President Bush says the time has come to bring \”millions of hard-working men and women out of the shadows.\”
However, Republican leaders in Congress claim that Bush\’s proposals would reward lawbreakers. They soon plan to pass legislation tightening the legal and physical screws on illegal immigrants. The idea is to make the bill veto-proof by tying it to emergency funding for U.S. troops in Iraq.
For me, the issue is of more than passing interest. It was to California, long an immigration battleground, that I came to the United States in 1941 as the only child of illegal aliens.
Finding Father in ‘Souvenir’
Naomi Pfefferman
June 12, 2003
While Louise Steinman was growing up Reform in Culver City, her father seemed unknowable. A taciturn, workaholic pharmacist, he never spoke of his combat experiences in the Pacific. But Asian food was banned from the house and his four children weren\’t allowed to cry in front of him. \”Reminds him of the war,\” his wife said.
Jew-mo!
Ari B. Morguelan
December 7, 2000
Woody Allen once said the shortest book ever written was the one on Jewish athletes. Well, here is the shortest chapter in that book: Since May 1987, Argentinean native Imach Marcello Solomon (a k a Hoshitango) has been wrestling his way up in the competitive sumo leagues in Japan.
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