Going Forth as a Driver
Jane Ulman
June 19, 2003
On May 7, exactly 16 years minus 5 1/2 hours after his birth, my son, Gabe, took his driving test at the Winnetka Department of Motor Vehicles office.
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safety
Latkes That Last
Gaby Wenig
November 28, 2002
Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have come up with an alternative way to preserve food, which promises to keep latkes frying-pan fresh — even months later — without extreme heat, chemicals or freezing.
Secession: Rolling the Dice With Public Safety
Jack Weiss
July 18, 2002
Any experienced law-enforcement professional knows that coordination and communication make all the difference in a complex case or threat situation.
UC Suspends Israel Program
Tom Tugend
April 11, 2002
The University of California has suspended its junior year abroad program in Israel and is recalling its 27 remaining students there, though not all are heeding the call.\n\nCiting \”dramatically escalating violence\” in the region, UC made the recall official on Thursday, April 11 for its students enrolled mainly at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University.\n\nAn additional 28 UC students, who had enrolled at the Israeli universities last fall, have already returned because they had completed the semester or for personal reasons.
Providing Save Haven
Sharon Boorstin
April 4, 2002
Suddenly, instead of being journalist and subject, we are two Jews sharing our fears about anti-Semitism and the fate of the world.
That Run-Down Feeling
Rabbi Dov Fischer
July 5, 2001
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to construct a grotesquely invasive \”Bus Rapid Transit\” corridor (the term is MTA\’s) along Chandler Boulevard in the East San Fernando Valley, and MTA\’s 300-page-plus environmental impact report (EIR) deceives the public in its effort to whitewash the plan. As one salient example of deceit, the EIR disingenuously tries to hide the rapid- transit\’s impact on community safety, conceding the possibility of increased \”pedestrian/bus conflicts.\”
Israel All to Yourself
Adam Wills
January 18, 2001
I was more than a little conflicted when Israel\’s Ministry of Tourism invited me to visit the Holy Land for one week in December to judge for myself whether the country was safe enough for tourists. I\’d never traveled to Israel before, and while I knew that life was going on as usual for most Israelis, CNN\’s daily images of conflict and the U.S. State Department\’s warning fed my apprehension.
Addressing Anxieties
Beverly Gray
January 18, 2001
Each November, Valley Beth Shalom holds a meeting at which its youth director urges parents to send their teenagers on a summer trip to Israel. In 1999, more than 100 families attended. This past November, there were only eight. The low turnout appears to reflect parental anxiety over safety issues in the Middle East. Lisa Kaplan, who heads The Jewish Federation\’s Israel Experience Program office, explains that \”in times of peace, the students make the decision. In difficult times, the parents make the decision.\”
Passover Stories
Naomi Pfefferman
April 13, 2000
On the first day of school, when Barbara Gindi escorted her children to Maimonides Academy, she was appalled by what she saw: Two security guards stood out front, a Sheriff\’s squad car was parked at the curb, and the administrative staff was on high alert.\n\n
Protect Your Head
Naomi Pfefferman
April 29, 1999
Every few years, we Angelenos are reminded that this is Earthquake Country. Then, before the last FEMA check is cashed, we forget.
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