There was an awkward moment at the State Department one July morning, when officials sat down to discuss the latest foreign tirade against Jewish influence in Washington. Nobody was sure how to respond.
Reading about the Federation-sponsored 1997 Jewish Population Survey in last week\’s Journal, I realized once again just how much charts and graphs and statistical surveys resemble novels.
For anyone driving past the consulate\’s Wilshire Boulevard headquarters, the Crusade protest is a familiar sight.Every morning, marchers circle, carrying signs broadcasting messages like \”Germany says YES to a police state.\”
Luckily for Cameron, zillions of people loved themovie despite his fixation on sinking. In terms of money made, thefilm shattered records, which is even better than breakingthem.
I\’ve used \”The Voice\” as a guide, a casebook, anentry into the male psyche. See, I tell my teen-ager, men yearn too.Sinatra\’s face on album and CD covers hangs on our mantle. Part ofthe family. Part of our history. Under our skin.
I grew up as a hyperactive child. Of course, noone ever called it that at the time. They didn\’t yet have suchclinical labels for every childhood behavioral challenge.
After 50 years of evasion, soft sell andhalf-truths, Israelis are coming to terms with the darker side oftheir own history.
Context is everything. Certainly, this must besaid concerning the curious opening of this week\’s Torah portion. Forthe portion opens with a command that has been issued many timesbefore: the command to observe the seventh day as a day of rest.
Jewish andJapanese American community leaders are headed for what could becomea bruising confrontation in the coming weeks, a battle of honor overthe urgent question of how to discuss World War II politely.
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