In Search of ‘Shlomi’
Tom Tugend
July 1, 2004
It all looks like another story of another dysfunctional family, a recurring theme in Israeli movies, when Shlomi\’s life slowly turns around.
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Russian Singer’s Star Shines Again
Lea Silverman
April 29, 2004
The waitress at Canter\’s Deli looks vaguely annoyed as Aida Vedischeva makes herself at home in a back booth, spreading her memorabilia across the table.
Centenarian Recalls Steps of Survival
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
April 15, 2004
When she was in her 30s, Hansi Goetter developed a mysterious illness. Although her doctors couldn\’t determine the cause, they told her she had only a few months to live.
An Examined Life During the Intifada
Sandee Brawarsky
March 25, 2004
For the epigraph of his new book, Israeli journalist David Horovitz chooses two quotes.
How a Death Can Save Lives
Andrea Adelson
March 4, 2004
\”When they hear Blanche\’s story, they get it,\” Tenaya Wallace said. \”She was so sick; it was an absolute transformation.\”
Permission to Grieve
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
November 20, 2003
Years ago, one of my colleagues had the awesome task of officiating at the funeral of a 9-year-old girl killed by a car while riding her bicycle.
Disgraced Author Seeks Faith
Naomi Pfefferman
October 30, 2003
I was fired in 1998 from my job as a writer at The New Republic and dismissed from several freelance assignments for having fabricated dozens of magazine articles.
Jewels of Our Lives
Reb Mimi Feigelson
September 25, 2003
There are stories that one needs to hear many times in order to remember them, in order to file them in a manner that they can be retrieved when needed.
Coming of Age on a Basketball Court
Naomi Pfefferman
September 25, 2003
\”I knew this could be a good story because so many different things had happened to people,\” said Dan Klores, sounding more like an introvert than a schmoozer. \”You have a group of guys, and one is homeless, one wins a $45 million lottery, two lose their children and one lives without electricity or running water in Woodstock, N.Y.\”
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