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French Riots Show Need for Pluralism

Ronny Naftaniel November 17, 2005

For once, it would appear that Jews, Judaism and Jewish interests are not the target of violence in Paris and in so many cities across France. After a surge in anti-Semitic hostility and incidents in recent years, that comes as something of a surprise. This time, it appears the rioters are burning their own cars and neighborhoods, rather then aiming their anger at the symbols of some outside enemy.

Rhodesli Keep the Faith in L.A.

Beverly Gray October 6, 2005

As a student at Cal State Northridge more than 30 years ago, Aron Hasson wrote a paper about the Sephardic synagogues of his ancestral homeland, the Greek island of Rhodes.

The Many Lives of Lev Nussimbaum

Sandee Brawarsky April 7, 2005

Lev Nussimbaum lived as though life were theater, inventing an identity, dressing the part, shifting scenes, seeking audiences everywhere. He thought he could keep rewriting the ending, believed he could talk his way out of anything including his Jewish past, but ultimately he could not.

Aspirations and Anxiety in America

Gregory Rodriguez October 28, 2004

In the late 1970s, a time when Jews in the United States had arguably achieved more status and social acceptance than in any previous era of their long Diaspora, American Jewish groups began work on a project that culminated in 1993 with the dedication of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The Arts

Sandee Brawarsky September 2, 2004

In this collection of linked stories, the three figures at the center are a mother, father and son who leave Riga, Latvia, for Toronto, Canada. The stories are told from the point of view of the son, Mark Berman, who observes everything and helps interpret the New World for his parents.

Music Man Silenced at 82

Jewish Journal Staff August 26, 2004

Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who died last week at the age of 82, was born in New York, the son of immigrants from Ukraine and the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Russian Emigre’s Tales of New World

Sandee Brawarsky August 26, 2004

The three A\’s in \”Natasha\” are filled in by tiny stylized Matryoshka dolls, the traditional Russian stacking dolls, on the book jacket of David Bezmozgis\’ radiant debut (Farrar Straus and Giroux, $18).

In this collection of linked stories, the three figures at the center are a mother, father and son who leave Riga, Latvia, for Toronto, Canada. The stories are told from the point of view of the son, Mark Berman, who observes everything and helps interpret the New World for his parents.

Exploring Mexico City’s Jewish Past

Corrie MacLaggan July 1, 2004

For someone wandering the cobblestone streets of Mexico City\’s Historic Center, where the sound of the cathedral bells fills the air and the streets have names like Jesus Maria, it\’s hard to imagine that this neighborhood was once the heart of the country\’s Jewish community.

Persian Arrivals

Rob Eshman March 18, 2004

Tribes of Jews move through the history of Los Angeles in predictable cadences.

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