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Mainstreaming Makes a Difference

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal July 18, 2002

Eight-year-old Tamar\’s fingers dance across a set of harp strings like small waves rhythmically pounding the surf. While the large instrument dwarfs her, she doesn\’t seem to mind as she sits and plays a complicated classical tune. After the musical interlude, she hops onto her living room couch; her shiny dark hair bounces as she moves. Her bright smile reveals a missing front tooth with its adult counterpart just barely poking through.

Bogeymen Unmasked

Tom Tugend March 21, 2002

\”Promises\” is a beautiful documentary and, in light of the daily body count of Israeli and Palestinian victims, a heartbreaking film. Considered a favorite for best documentary at this year\’s Academy Awards, \”Promises\” was filmed in and around Jerusalem between 1997 and 2000, while the Oslo treaty hopes for peace were still flickering.\n\n

Investing in Teachers

Jonathan Friendly May 24, 2001

Jews have long understood the importance of study both as a religious activity and as the passageway to a shared culture. American Jews are waking up to how important it is to give their children a solid Jewish education so that they can choose the part they will play in the future of our people. The problem is that our educational systems are having a hard time keeping up, basically because we don\’t have enough good teachers for our day schools or for our congregational schools, where the majority of our children are formally trained in our heritage.

Marlene Canter

David Abel May 17, 2001

Public schools remain a central part of civic life, the linchpin through which the middle class remains committed to the city. On June 5, Westside/Valley voters have the opportunity to bring fresh ideas to the board. I am endorsing Marlene Canter for District 4.

Teaching Teachers

Beverly Gray February 22, 2001

Aviva Kadosh, who serves the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles (BJE) as a specialist in religious schools and Hebrew-language programs, has been an educator for 34 years.

The Life and Times of 2 Teachers

Beverly Gray January 13, 2000

After a combined total of 69 years in the education field, gifted teachers Dr. George and Aviva Lebovitz have chosen to retire.

Holocaust Museum Reopens

Ruth Stroud April 8, 1999

Next week\’s reopening of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust at its new location on Museum Row coincides with a string of events that will commemorate Yom HaShoah.

Teachers and Technology

Rebecca Kuzins February 18, 1999

Marcy Goldberg, director of education at Temple Aliyah of Woodland Hills, sums up the obvious fact about religious schools: For children and their parents, a school is \”only as good as the teacher they have that year.\”

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