For the Children
Michael Aushenker
May 18, 2000
\”What do we want?\” asked the speaker.
\”Common sense gun laws!\” came the response.
\”When do we want them?\”
\”NOW!\” roared the crowd.
Category
violence
Terror, Again
J.J. Goldberg
May 11, 2000
Nothing much happened in Los Angeles last week to mark it as a special week in Jewish history. Ditto for Chicago and Sacramento, Calif.
Opposing Gun Violence
Tom Tugend
May 4, 2000
On Mother\’s Day, May 14, they\’ll be rallying in Washington, Los Angeles and 38 other cities across the nation to demand concrete action against the gun violence that scars the face of America like a festering wound.
ERA –Israeli Style
Naomi Segal
April 6, 2000
The Knesset has passed a landmark law granting equal rights to women in every sphere of Israeli life — after the bill\’s sponsor gave up her committee seat to a male colleague.
Along with granting women equality in the workplace, the military and in other spheres of society, the new law also lays out the rights of women over their bodies and protects women from violence and sexual exploitation.
Fighting Hate Groups
Tom Tugend
March 2, 2000
Gov. Gray Davis has proposed far-reaching legislation to combat hate groups, which, he said, pose a \”very serious threat to public safety.\”
Violence in the Media
Brad Pomerance
January 6, 2000
When 20th Century Fox released the controversial movie \”Fight Club\” this fall, they took a gamble that the public would flock to a film that depicted self-selected alienated young men taking out their pent-up anger by beating up on one another. Having cost a reported $68 million just to produce, the film is only anticipated to gross a mere $35 million at the box office domestically.
All in the Family
Michael Aushenker
December 2, 1999
August\’s North Valley Jewish Community Center shooting is still on the minds of parents and educators.
Pulling Together
Jewish Journal
August 26, 1999
The week of Aug. 10 was a horrifying and difficult one for our Jewish community.
Furrow, Security and Hate
Tom Tugend
August 26, 1999
Buford O. Furrow Jr. will be tried first in federal court on charges of murdering a U.S. postal carrier.
Violence Strikes Home
Jewish Journal
August 12, 1999
Whether you live in Colorado, Georgia or California, one thing is certain about life in America today: The violence that seems to be forever happening somewhere else will eventually strike home. You might have thought the shootings and bombings and beatings were always, thankfully, taking place elsewhere. But what they have really been doing is circling closer.
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