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Multimedia Ode to Jerusalem
The mood in the Jewish state may not be one ofcelebration at the moment, but plans to commemorate the country\’supcoming 50th birthday continue, both in Israel and right here in LosAngeles. One of the more unique cultural offerings to be presentedlocally will be \”Jerusalem — A Mystical Journey,\” a newdance-theater piece to be performed by the Keshet Chaim DanceEnsemble on Feb. 21 and 22.
The Truth About the Media and Jews
Jonathan Tobin edits a Jewish newspaper inConnecticut, and his editorial opinions occasionally appear in TheJewish Journal. One such effort, \”Distinguishing Fact from FictionIsn\’t Getting Easier,\” was published on Jan. 23. Herewith some factto counter Tobin\’s fiction.
A Woman’s Voice
Stop the presses: The Jewish communityis ready to discover…singles. That\’s right. What intermarriage and\”continuity\” were to the 1990s, singles will be in the years ahead: agroup to study, court, serve and, finally, value.
Singles
It\’s Friday night, and you\’re at the table for another week\’s end. A Shabbat dinner like any other — wine, challah and blessings partaken amid some gregarious company. Oh, and the predominant language spoken here is Russian.
Westside JCC May Be Sold to Shalhevet
The Westside Jewish Community Center, a recreation and education institution in Los Angeles for more than four decades, may be sold in the next few weeks to Shalhevet High School.
Looking for the Genius in
One of the strangest anomalies in the theater is that of the successful turkey — plays that are essentially trivial, gauche and insubstantial, but still manage to achieve a certain kind of notoriety and even commercial success.\”Shear Madness,\” which has been playing for 15 years in Boston, is such a play; so was \”Kvetch,\” which completed a seven-year run in Los Angeles, the same city in which \”Bleacher Bums\” ran for 11 years.\”Abie\’s Irish Rose\” racked up 2,854 performances on Broadway –although it\’s depth could be measured with the first digit of one\’s pinky.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Ruth Neal, coordinator of Ezras Bayis, has seen Orthodox women who have been bitten, shoved, slapped, punched, spit at, scalded with hot chicken soup, threatened with a gun, pushed down a flight of stairs.
A Commitment toEducation
In a move that many see as a turning point for the future of Jewish education in Los Angeles, the Jewish Federation ofGreater Los Angeles board agreed last week to almost double the amount that the Federation gives to Jewish day and Hebrew schools.
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