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Pollard, Once Again

Jewish leaders often lust for media attention, but mention the Jonathan Pollard case, and most dive for cover.

60th anniversary of Kristallnacht

November 1998 will mark the 60th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Sixty years have passed since the beginning of one of human history\’s darkest moments and even now we find ourselves still pursuing justice for the victims of the Holocaust.

Up Close and Too Personal

Perhaps now the American public will finally break its serious addiction to selecting charisma as the most desirable quality for elected officials.

Arafat’s Dictatorship

Charges that Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority are running a corrupt, brutal police state are no longer being voiced only by the Israeli right wing; they are now coming from Palestinian nationalists who, before the Oslo Accord, fought the Israeli occupation.<

Dear Deborah

My girlfriend of three months, some friends, one of her employees and I went out to dinner the other night. This employee is a friend of my girlfriend\’s, and they socialize frequently.

The People vs. The Executive Committee

This story should be called The People vs. The Executive Committee. The People in this instance are the families and individuals who make up the approximately 5,000-strong membership of the Westside Jewish Community Center on Olympic Boulevard near Fairfax Avenue.

Up Front

Yes, Israel has bigger problems than its cats anddogs. But, as the cliché goes — we think it was original whenGeorge Bernard Shaw said it — the truest measure of a society\’sadvancement is how it treats its animals.

Spectator

The Skirball Cultural Center is continuing its \”Vaudeville: Jewish Performers in Early Sound Film\” series with screenings of the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, and Burns and Allen, among others.

An Open Heart

How close can two people of disparate religiouspractices become? On Shabbat, who knows?

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