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Building the Future

Rachel Brand April 3, 2003

When Jonathan Schulman went on a mission to Israel 1995, he said his life was forever changed, because he started getting involved. \”I got engaged because there were opportunities for me to build on that experience,\” said Schulman, director of the recently established Young Leadership Program of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Schulman, who is in his mid-30s, hoped that the other 61 Los Angeles young Jewish leaders would be similarly inspired at the United Jewish Community\’s (UJC) Young Leadership Regional Conference, which took place March 7-9 at San Francisco\’s Westin St. Francis Hotel.

Israelis Shun Terror as Sole Issue of Life

Tom Tugend March 27, 2003

The World Union is the umbrella organization for 1,500 Reform, Reconstructionist, Liberal and Progressive congregations in 44 countries and, Regev estimated, touches the religious, educational and social lives of approximately 2 million Jews.

Hadassah Encourages Women to ‘Check Out’ Program

Journal Staff February 6, 2003

Despite winning a $5,900 grant in December 2001 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation to present the program free to 2,000 students, Hadassah\’s Long Beach-Orange County chapter has, so far, found few takers.

Q & A With Steven Spielberg

Tom Tugend December 5, 2002

Prior to the Shoah Foundation\’s annual banquet on Dec. 5, Contributing Editor Tom Tugend conducted an e-mail interview with its founder, director Steven Spielberg.

Shades of ‘Grey’

Naomi Pfefferman October 17, 2002

Before Tim Blake Nelson wrote and directed his controversial Holocaust drama, \”The Grey Zone,\” he set out to create a play about his family\’s escape from Nazi Germany just before Kristallnacht.

Spider-Mensch

Michael Aushenker April 25, 2002

Raimi\’s journey from cult favorite to the man helming a $100 million-plus endeavor hasn\’t changed his priorities — a fidelity to family and friends instilled in him during his Jewish upbringing.

Fade to Black

Naomi Pfefferman April 4, 2002

Two Jewish pioneers of the popular culture, comedian Milton Berle and director Billy Wilder, died last week in Los Angeles.

Yeshiva Bocher Goes Animalistic

Naomi Pfefferman July 5, 2001

If you make a movie with animals in the post-"Babe" era, the critters had better do more than talk. "They have to, like, do kung fu," says Larry Guterman, director of "Cats & Dogs," about a secret war between man\’s best friends.

After George

Naomi Pfefferman October 19, 2000

The Emmy-nominated actor has a ruse to help George fade from public memory: He\’s diversifying.

Cohn in China

Jewish Journal November 18, 1999

Arthur Cohn used the occasion of a retrospective of his works at the Shanghai International Film Festival to premiere his latest documentary, \”Children of the Night.\”

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