The U.S. Campaign for Burma puts together an internet and television campaign, with the hope that their messages will reach not only millions of Americans but also the rank-and-file soldiers in Burma, who may not even realize how closely the world is looking at the atrocities many of them are carrying out.
For a while this past year, several thousand girls between the ages of 10 and 14 read my words every day by logging on to Allykatzz.com, an Internet site for \”\’tween\” girls that provides a safe alternative to MySpace and Facebook.
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There is no demographic study of the Iranian Jewish community in Los Angeles, although its size is generally given as 30,000, including the American-born children of the original immigrants.
For many years, at-risk behavior and drug use among yeshiva high school students has been an open secret, but only in recent years have kids and their families had anywhere to turn.
The other day at the gym, the teacher sent us to the wall for a set of standing push-ups.
\”Place your hands on the wall at breast level,\” she instructed.
I placed my hands on the wall at breast level. I saw that my hands were headed for the Gulf of Mexico.
\”I have been, I am now and I always will be proud to stand with all of you as a strong supporter of Israel,\” the former first lady said. \”We believe that Israelis have the right to live in their country without the constant threat of terrorism, war and rocket fire.\”
I never thought my life would change during my freshmen year. I was in study hall when this tiny, skinny girl came in, pushed in a wheelchair. She hopped out of the chair and sat at the desk right next to mine.
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