Haggadah
Jewish Journal
February 25, 1999
A 1998 article about Chicago collector Stephen Durschslag\’s haggadah collection set the number of different haggadot on his shelves at 4,500, increasing almost daily.
Category
political
Israel Beyond 1999
Ruth Stroud
January 14, 1999
Now that a year of reviewing and celebrating Israel\’s first half century has passed, it\’s time to ponder the next 50 years. That\’s the premise behind a daylong conference taking place on Jan. 24 in West Los Angeles.
Which Side Are You On?
Marlene Adler Marks
January 14, 1999
Is Mike Davis right about Los Angeles? And if so, what does it mean for our increasingly conservative Jewish community?
The Year of Bill and Bibi
Jewish Journal
January 7, 1999
Whatever others may say of it, Jewish history will surely record 1998 as the Year of Bill and Bibi.
Seeking Moral Restitution
James D
December 3, 1998
This week\’s Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets was intended to zero in on the rapidly growing list of stolen Jewish property and the governments that have balked at returning it.
The Idiot Box
Charles Marowitz
November 26, 1998
One of the most common complaints against television journalism is that it has deteriorated into entertainment.
No Earthquake, but Tremors for the GOP
James D
November 5, 1998
Two months ago, most pundits were predicting that the White House sex scandal would trigger a Republican earthquake at the polls. But Tuesday\’s electoral tremors mostly rattled a GOP leadership that made Bill Clinton\’s moral lapses a top issue despite polls suggesting voters were tired of the controversy and opposed to impeachment.
Kenneth Bob
Jewish Journal
September 17, 1998
His indecision has a twist: He\’s a Labor candidate himself. In the end, he admits, \”I\’ll probably vote Labor.\” Still, at press time, he hadn\’t mailed in his ballot.
Ibsen for Dummies
Charles Marowitz
August 7, 1998
The trick in Henrik Ibsen\’s \”Enemy of the People\” — now in a Royal National Theatre production at the Ahmanson — is realizing that a play which is ostensibly about water contamination and environmental pollution is really about political corruption.
On the Firing Line
Adam Katz
May 21, 1998
On Salah a-Din Street, the main street on the Arab side of thecapital, the spirit was very different. People kept their heads down,aware that they were being watched, aware that the Jews weren\’t toofond of them these days.
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