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Basketball and Life

Ari Morguelan May 3, 2001

\”Be Quick — But Don\’t Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings

Andrew Hill should be considered a very lucky man. The 50-year-old Los Angeles native played basketball at UCLA in the 1970s under the auspices of John Wooden, one of the school\’s greatest coaches. Hill won three championship rings with UCLA but left the university with a chip on his shoulder and a deep misunderstanding of the coach who would later become his greatest mentor.

Voices of Peace

Charlotte Hildebrand April 5, 2001

In the long view — and who could have a longer view than the man who, until recently, was the U.S. State Department\’s Middle East negotiator for the past 12 years? — Dennis Ross believes that diplomacy in the Middle East boils down to psychology. \”The idea of taking politics out of foreign policy,\” Ross said, \”is as illusory as taking psychology out of human behavior, and what is foreign policy after all, but a collection of human behaviors.\”

Showing Solidarity

Beverly Gray January 18, 2001

Back in October, 60 UCLA students learned that over winter break they would be going on the trip of a lifetime. They had been chosen from among hundreds of applicants to take part, virtually for free, in UCLA Hillel\’s Birthright Israel contingent. The Birthright program brings thousands of Jewish students to Israel for 10-day tours that encourage them to discover their own Jewish identity. The 1999 trip had received glowing reviews. But in December 2000, one-third of the UCLA slots were suddenly up for grabs.

A Very Fine House

Julie Gruenbaum Fax September 7, 2000

The socialist experiment may have failed and the kibbutz movement may be struggling, but communal living is alive and well at the Westwood Bayit. Part of Jewish life at UCLA since 1974, the Bayit (Hebrew for house) is a cooperative living setup where young men and women commit to participating in Shabbat, kosher group cooking and dining, and Jewish programming.

A Brecht Debut and Finale

Tom Tugend June 24, 1999

In an ironic twist that Bertolt Brecht would have appreciated, his legendary Berliner Ensemble will make its American debut at UCLA July 7 to 11, and then lower the curtain permanently.

Have Library, Must Travel

Naomi Pfefferman June 17, 1999

To reach David Hirsch\’s narrow, cluttered office at UCLA, you traverse bare, labyrynthine corridors in the basement of the University Research Library.

Life Imitating Art

Jewish Journal November 19, 1998

\”Of Thee I Sing\” is a show for the ages.

Remembering Poland’s Jews

William Yelles May 7, 1998

Jewish roots in predominantly Catholic Poland can be traced back to the 11th century. But when an estimated 88 percentof the 3.3 million Jews in Poland died in the Holocaust, the country\’s thriving Yiddish theater, literature and culture ceased to exist as well.

Putting Heart

Beverly Gray May 7, 1998

The rabbis-in-training were making the rounds at UCLA Medical Center. They stopped at bedsides to chat with patients, to inquire about their needs, to offer prayer and consolation. Then, unexpectedly, the sight of wires, tubes and surgical dressings took its toll. One student rabbi fainted.

Los Angeles 5758 Making the Tough Sell

Julie Gruenbaum Fax March 26, 1998

There was no question: Of the three rabbis sitting up on the dais at UCLA Hillel,Rabbi Shlomo Riskin had the toughest sell. After all, audiences who come to hear panels on pluralism usually bristle at Orthodoxy\’s seeming exclusivity.

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