Answering the Call
Eric Silver
February 18, 1999
Anne Roberts is passionate about the idea of tzedakah, a concept she has diligently instilled in her son Spencer Nieman.
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Federation Matters
Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes
February 11, 1999
It is hard to say where it is more frightening to be a Jew today, in Iran or Russia. In both countries, anti-Semitic activity is escalating to chaotic levels.
A Call for Support
Ruth Stroud
February 11, 1999
Few people look forward to being asked for money. But Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles\’ largest single day of fund raising each the year, is the exception.
Committed to Community
Shlomit Levy
January 28, 1999
When 17-year-old counselor-in-training Frayda Breverman fell for a 20-year-old staff member at Camp Ramah, their romance became the scandal of the summer of \’63.
An Award of His Own
Rob Eshman
January 14, 1999
It is strange to be alone with Billy Crystal. He\’s still funny, insightful, charming — but the venue is all wrong.
Anything but Old School
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
January 14, 1999
There are some pretty big indicators that Ohr Eliyahu Academy, one of the city\’s youngest day schools, has secured a solid foothold in the Los Angeles Jewish educational landscape.
Providing Lip Service
Naomi Pfefferman
January 14, 1999
Several years ago, Yvette Lowenthal\’s friend, ICM agent Doug Zandoren, thought her low rasp would make her a good candidate for radio spots. He was right.
Season’s Gratings
Jewish Journal
December 10, 1998
Seventeen-year-old Ben Ereshefsky, a senior at Health Careers High School in San Antonio, says the Christmas season is a difficult time for him.
How Green is My Envy?
Marlene Adler Marks
December 10, 1998
When my daughter, Samantha, was 6, I got a call from our synagogue\’s Hebrew-school principal. \”Do you have a Christmas tree?\” DiDi asked.
Full Circle
Naomi Pfefferman
December 10, 1998
\”Phantom,\” \”Les Mis,\” and now… \”Masada: The Musical.\”
\”Masada\” is based on the mass suicide of 967 Jews who preferred death to enslavement by the Romans who had held their desert mountaintop fortress under siege.
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