A Chinese proverb has it that if you haven\’t sailed on the Chang Jiang — the Long River — you really haven\’t been anywhere. Better known as the Yangtze River to foreigners, the world\’s third longest river flows through the heart of China from the highlands of Tibet until it empties, after a 3,900-mile journey, into the East China Sea at Shanghai.
Usually, I\’m so used to the clutter that has accumulated inmy 1986 Honda Civic that I don\’t even notice it. Now and again,however, I squint and think to myself, \”Why am I seated in a mobilegarbage can?\”
Once-sleepy Haifa is now a tourist mecca, and MayorAmram Mitzna is spreading the word
Jennifer Gould\’s new book, \”Vodka,Tears and Lenin\’s Angel,\” recalls her four years in the formerSoviet Union. It could be subtitled, \”Jennifer\’s Romp in the WildEast\” or \”Fear and Loathing in the FSU.\”
My neighbors completed an around-the-world trip. It was their dream, the trip of a lifetime. When we gathered to welcome them home, they eagerly described the journey\’s highlights — the Sheraton in Bangkok, the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Beijing, a Clint Eastwood film in a Calcutta theater, Budweiser in Holland and Kellogg\’s Corn Flakes in Great Britain.
A mission to Israel that\’s billed as the largest ever in the history of the Los Angeles Jewish community is scheduled to take place between Nov. 1 and 10 of this year. About 500 Southern Californians are expected to participate in the Golden Anniversary Community Mission, which is being coordinated by the Jewish Federation Council in commemoration of the Jewish state\’s first 50 years.
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