Positive Picture at University Goes Untold
It has been a great year in Jewish studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The program enjoys surging enrollments.
It has been a great year in Jewish studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The program enjoys surging enrollments.
Last week, a group called Justice for Jews from Arab Countries published a report documenting the human rights crisis facing Jews in that part of the world following the creation of Israel.
The latest book to charge into the battle of the media, \”What Liberal Media?: The Truth About \’Bias\’ and the News,\” by Nation columnist Eric Alterman, attempts to give ammunition to the liberal side.
Ask any rabbi or community relations professional; in Jewish communities across the nation, there is support for the Bush administration\’s Iraq policy laced with healthy doses of skepticism and outright opposition — the whole range of reactions of a worried nation.
Pitched partisan battles are what\’s in store for the upcoming 108th Congress.
That\’s the atmosphere expected at an upcoming debate between two of the Jewish community\’s most outspoken activists on each side of the political spectrum.
In Prager vs. Lerner, conservative talk show host Dennis Prager will debate Michael Lerner, editor of the leftist magazine Tikkun, on Nov. 7 as part of the Orange County Jewish Community Center\’s book festival.
\”They are thought-provoking speakers with polar-opposite views about nearly everything,\” said Arie Katz, founder of the Community Scholar Program, which is co-sponsor of the Nov. 7 \”We Beg to Differ\” debate at Newport Beach\’s Temple Bat Yahm.