The Skirball Cultural Center is continuing its \”Vaudeville: Jewish Performers in Early Sound Film\” series with screenings of the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, and Burns and Allen, among others.
The first thing that struck me as President Clinton unveiled his $21.7 billion child-care proposal last week was that it was hardly noticed in our community at all. With the possible exception of increased child-care tax exemptions, the nation\’s first preschool package won\’t touch the Jewish community to any extent.\nLet the Christian Coalition insist that women still belong solely at home. Our own community resolved the problem early, and did it well.
Dear Deborah, I don\’t understand, and I\’m feeling hurt. I was dating someone who, when she became upset, would say things that not only didn\’t express how she felt but were verbally abusive. How can I work with someone who glibly says, \”I never have any fun with you?\”
Speaking at the Skirball Center recently, Gilbert Cates of the Geffen Theater in Westwood told an anecdote to illustrate,indirectly, why Los Angeles theaters don\’t draw audiences as do those, say, in his native New York.
In the disturbing opening sequence of \”The Long Way Home,\” a survivor recalls the horrified stares of her American liberators at Bergen-Belsen. \”I saw one…double over and throw up and then another and another,\” she says. \”I saw they were looking at [me] in disgust,and a deep despair came over me.\”
Every year, the Milken Family Foundation gives public recognition and $10,000 each to education professionals \”who have made significant contributions to excellence in day schools affiliated with the Bureau of Jewish Education,\” according to the foundation.
Underneath the headline were threestories – one dealing with President Truman\’s announcement, one withthe opening hours of Israel\’s War of Independence, and the third withJewish reaction in Los Angeles (\”with a spirit of solemnity,\” wrotethe Times reporter) to the news from the Middle East.
Even the Jewish institutional mainstream beganopenly challenging Israel\’s policies, with delegations expressingconcern over everything from peace talks to religiouspluralism.
In 1854, 30 self-described \”Israelites of this city\” founded the Hebrew Benevolent Society to serve their religious,social and philanthropic needs. Not only was the society the city\’sfirst Jewish organization, but it was also the first charitable groupof any kind in Los Angeles.
