Cal State Bridges Culture Gap
Tom Tugend
November 20, 2003
The Los Angeles campus of California State University hardly seems fertile ground to introduce studies on Jewish culture and history.
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A Sparkling Life
David Geffner
August 14, 2003
\”Back in my grandfather\’s time, the diamond business was almost entirely Jewish,\” Aaron Furlong said, as he graded small stones. \”Mazel was your word, and if you went against it, you were ostracized from the business.\”
Aliyah Perspectives
Amy Klein
May 8, 2003
From Los Angeles, Israel is 20 hours away by plane and 10 hours ahead on the clock; it\’s also a world apart.
A Taxing Double Dip
Jessica Steinberg
November 28, 2002
It took Herb and Barbara Greenberg 10 years to realize their dream of making aliyah so they could live near their children and grandchildren.
The Russian Club
Si Frumkin
September 5, 2002
What the Russian Jewish immigrants of Orange County lack in numbers they make up for in passion.
Funny ‘Guys’
Naomi Pfefferman
August 29, 2002
\nIn between schmoozing with kids for his acclaimed Fairfax High documentary \”Senior Year\” in 1998, filmmaker David Zeiger hung out with the funny old guys who did lunch with his dad on Tuesdays at the Mulholland Tennis Club.
Born in East L.A.
Michael Aushenker
August 1, 2002
The East L.A. community of Boyle Heights has always been a neighborhood dominated by immigrants. Today, it\’s a poor Hispanic neighborhood. But Hershey Eisenberg, 75, remembers a different Boyle Heights: It was during the Great Depression, when the community was poor and Jewish, but the sense of community was very rich.
Now Hear This
Tom Tugend
March 14, 2002
Jewish (and other) radio listeners will be able to time travel back to the world of their immigrant ancestors when "The Yiddish Radio Project" debuts March 19 on stations coast-to-coast.
Jewish Germany’s Growth
Tom Tugend
January 11, 2001
\”My message to American Jews visiting Berlin is: We\’re not the last Jewish remnant but a vital, growing community. Help us develop.\”\n
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