Thursday, June 13, 2013
Survivor: Lidia Budgor
By Jane Ulman
The cattle car pulled up to the Auschwitz platform. As the doors opened, German soldiers with guns and barking dogs began pushing out the more than. . .
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
What I want for Father’s Day
by Howard March
If you’ve never had a tooth extracted, I can assure you that it is everything you’d imagine and more, especially since I opted out of the general. . .
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Getting ready for baby
by Kylie Jane Wakefield
Rabbi Julia Weisz found herself in a bit of a conundrum when she became an expectant mother.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
‘Hitler tea kettle’ sells out online
JTA
A JC Penney tea kettle resembling Adolf Hitler sold out online.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Survivor: Charlotte Seeman
By Jane Ulman
Charlotte Seeman — then Charlotte Leiter — spotted the barbed-wire fence ahead. She and her companions — a young woman from Vienna as well as. . .
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Barbara H.
by Seth Menachem
Barbara, 36, grew up in Boca Raton — interestingly, in one of the only areas of Boca with very few Jews. “We were one of 10 Jewish kids in my. . .
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Sculpture in San Diego sun
by Sharon Rosen Leib
Downtown San Diego is home to plenty of famous attractions — including the San Diego Zoo and The Old Globe Theatre — but, for art lovers, the. . .
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Co-op living, revisited
by Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Philip De Wolff had it all: Two houses, expensive cars, several profitable businesses, money to pay his children’s way through college.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Australian Jew donates stem cells to unknown recipient
JTA
An Australian Jewish man donated his stem cells to a Jewish patient who is believed to be dying of a rare blood disorder.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Angelina’s breast cancer victory isn’t for celebrities only
by Richard E. Fine, MD, FACS
Actress Angelina Jolie just announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she was genetically predisposed to. . .
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Startup classroom
by Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
In a twist on the classic academic approach to entrepreneurship, Israeli universities are trending toward classroom-based incubators that allow. . .
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
By Jane Ulman
“Mommy, I’ll be right back.” Irene Rosenberg — then Irene Grunfeld — said as she was leaving the apartment of her cousin Mancy Weiss, where. . .
Friday, May 10, 2013
Destination Kauai
by Lisa Alcalay Klug
When it comes to honeymoons, nothing is more romantic than a tropical island. From Los Angeles, the most tempting include the Hawaiian archipelago.. . .
Friday, May 10, 2013
Mother’s Day: Redefined
by Lisa Alcalay Klug
There are tons of stereotypes about Jewish women … the overbearing matriarch, the do-it-all maven, the neurotic meshugennah, the. . .
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Mother’s Day: The gift of responsibility
by Monica Osborne, Contributing Writer
On Mother’s Day last year, I was already a couple of months into my pregnancy.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Love, Birthright style
by Gil Shefler, JTA
Now entering its 13th year, Taglit-Birthright Israel’s goal is to strengthen the Jewish identity of its participants and their connection to. . .
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Breaking with all black, some Chabad men pushing fashion boundaries
by Gil Shefler, JTA
Yosel Tiefenbrun looked in the mirror and he liked what he saw.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Survivor: Peter Daniels
by Jane Ulman
From the time he was 4, Peter Daniels — then Peter Berlowitz — spent his days mostly staring out the window of a two-room flat in Berlin. It was. . .
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Week of Wisdom, Wellness
by Jared Sichel, Staff Writer
Gale Trachtenberg was dealing with some discomfort in her hip and shoulder as she walked into a free group exercise at Century City Physical Therapy.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Israeli hospital separates rare conjoined twins
JTA
A conjoined twin in Israel who was separated in a rare operation was in serious condition.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Survivor: Eva Katz Brettler
By Jane Ulman
Arrow Cross soldiers banged on the front door. Eva Brettler, then Eva Katz, hid behind her grandmother as the soldiers, members of Hungary’s. . .
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Eco-friendly aspects of the simcha can elevate a young person’s conscience
By Elyse Glickman
Given that many high-profile celebrities expound on the virtues of their environmental involvements (among them, Natalie Portman and Alicia. . .
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Party planning from A to Z
By Rebecca Steinberger
Preparing for a bar or bat mitzvah is hard work, involving years of intense study and the courage to lead an entire congregation in prayer.. . .
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
A gift of hope
by Malina Saval
Cotton caps in shades of pastel pink and sky blue are standard go-to gifts for a newborn baby. But for Steven and Jodi Zimelman, whose. . .