Labor Lore
Tom Tugend
August 17, 2000
In 1776, printers in New York City organized and declared a strike in support of the newly formed United States of America.
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Choosing Celibacy
Susan Josephs
July 6, 2000
Carl Birman would like to meet the right man one day. For now, he\’s trying to put the past to rest and advocates celibacy as a way \”to help people figure out their direction in life. It\’s a way to come to terms with feelings without acting on them,\” he says.
The Journey Within
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2000
Three in five adults report that their level of Jewish involvement has changed substantially over the course of their adult lives. Remarkably, their involvement is nearly as likely to have increased as to have declined.What\’s constant is change. American Jews continually adapt and reinvent their identities throughout their adult lives.
Memories of Summer Camp
Gene Lichtenstein
June 1, 2000
Deep down I knew that I had begun, quite consciously, the difficult task of becoming my own person, and wanted time and space in which to sort things out. At camp, without much effort, I had that chance.
Interfaith Antics
Naomi Pfefferman
April 13, 2000
Stuart Blumberg remembers the days when he was a struggling writer, rooming in New York with his buddy, Edward Norton, the struggling actor.
Too Hip to be Jewish
Jewish Journal
March 9, 2000
Alex Dwek, a London-born real-estate developer, sits with a friend in a dimly-lit cafe on New York\’s fashionable Upper West Side, sipping white wine and chatting up a young lady he\’s just met. The three of them, all 30-something, fashionably dressed and single, have just emerged from an evening class nearby, where they studied \”The Artist\’s Way: Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self.\”
Lost Tribes
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2000
Edah was formed two years ago to press for greater tolerance and openness in the Orthodox community.
Changing the Climate of Hatred
Jewish Journal
November 25, 1999
Over the weekend Prime Minister Ehud Barak came to New York seeking stronger American Jewish support for the accelerating Mideast peace process, and by and large he will get it.\nBut two recent incidents point to the obstacles he faces in settling the lingering qualms of a significant proportion of the Jews who care about Israel\’s future in a changing region — qualms that could eventually undercut the support he desires.
Cardinal Repentance
Ruth E. Gruber
September 23, 1999
In a High Holiday letter to Jewish friends, New York\’s Roman Catholic cardinal has expressed \”abject sorrow\” for centuries of anti-Semitism, and called for a new era of respect and love between Christians and Jews.
Live From New York — It’s Friday Night
Jewish Journal
August 19, 1999
Originally from San Diego, Josephs says that you can\’t miss the dramatic contrast between the West Coast and Manhattan.
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