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Remember Sept. 11 the Jewish Way

Joel Haber September 8, 2005

I\’ve always had a difficult time assimilating tragedy, and although it hit much closer to home for me, Sept. 11 was not much different.

Even though it touched people all around me, and I was definitely affected, it still did not seem as intense or painful as it should have been.

I sought the solace of my friends, and gave it as much as possible, just like everyone else in New York City. And although I knew people who died in the Trade Center, and others who lost close relatives and friends, I still only understood the calamity in my mind. It didn\’t really hit my heart the way it hit others\’.

Then I found a uniquely Jewish way to relate, and was able to come to personal terms with this tragedy.

Israeli Artist Paints a Path to Healing

Emily Pauker June 16, 2005

There is something raw about the rough brush strokes in the work of native Israeli artist Rhea Carmi, and about her textured materials, such as sand and stone. But then, there also was a rawness to the tragedy that originally informed and inspired her work.

African Shoah Lives in ‘Hotel Rwanda’

David Finnigan December 23, 2004

When British actress Sophie Okonedo portrayed the wife of a hotel manager who saved more than 1,200 people during Rwanda\’s 1994 genocide, she worked with 10,000 extras — including Rwandan refugees living in Johannesburg.

Tragedy in Sudan Spurs Local Action

Gaby Wenig November 25, 2004

On Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Harold Schulweis of Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) gave a sermon on the tragedy of Sudan and what the Jewish community needs to do about it.

His proposed remedy: Start the Jewish World Watch (JWW), a commission of caring men and women that will monitor atrocities around the world by organizing educational evenings with international relations experts and raise money to help societies being ravaged by genocide.

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Rites to Mark Argentine Terror Attack

Florencia Arbiser July 15, 2004

The siren will mark the moment 10 years ago when a bomb went off, killing 85 people in the most devastating terrorist attack in modern Latin American history. Hundreds of Argentines are expected to be standing on Pasteur and in nearby streets to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy.

The DAIA political umbrella group, together with AMIA and Familiaris de Las Victims — the biggest group of victims\’ relatives — jointly organized the commemoration ceremony in Buenos Aires.

A Solemn Day in Santa Monica

David Finnigan July 8, 2004

Santa Monicans call it "the accident." Upon further reflection, some residents also concede that while this word is accurate, it does not capture the enormity of what happened on July 16, 2003.

The Soldier I Could Have Saved

Yoram Samuel April 22, 2004

Thirty-three years ago an Israeli soldier was killed during the War of Attrition in Fort Kantara on the Suez Canal. The soldier\’s name was Kobi; he was 19. I think about Kobi every day, and sometimes I don\’t sleep at night. Thirty-three years have passed, and I still live with it like it happened recently.

A Friendly Drink in a Time of War

Paul Berman February 5, 2004

A friend leaned across a bar and said, \”You call the war in Iraq an anti-fascist war. You even call it a left-wing war — a war of liberation. That language of yours. And yet, on the left, not too many people agree with you.\”

Teen Victims Tell Their Stories

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal November 27, 2003

On June 1, 2001, Larisa Azyaski stood with her best friend Irina Nepomnyaschy among a sea of teenagers clamoring to get into the Dolphinarium, a popular Tel Aviv club. Suddenly, the place exploded. A suicide bomber detonated himself, and Azyaski saw only darkness in front of her. She felt like her head was on fire. Disoriented and separated from her friends, she walked past dozens of motionless bodies and managed to escape the chaos

Sept. 11 From the D.C. Perspective

Ivor Davis September 4, 2003

\”I tried to persuade others in Hollywood to support his campaign because there was a lot of hostility there toward his candidacy,\” Lionel Chetwynd said. \”There was nothing dark to be read into it, although there was a preexisting relationship. They knew I\’d always been enthusiastic about Bush\’s presidential ambitions since the days he was governor of Texas.\”

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