Text of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s speech at the 2006 UJC General Assembly

Published on November 16, 2006

Thank you for this opportunity; it is such a pleasure to be here with you all.
Thank you Bobby for your kind words. I have followed your career throughout
the years, including during this last period at UJC. I

Obituaries

Published on November 16, 2006

Leo Bach died Nov. 4 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Gloria Ann (Donald) Bach-Koch; and son, Julian. Mount Sinai

William Styron, an appreciation

By Michael Berenbaum
Published on November 9, 2006

Bill Styron died last week at the age of 81.

The author of the "Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice" was indisputably a great writer, a writer's writer. His words were carefully, painstakingly chosen and anyone who loved the English language enjoyed the pure craftsmanship of Styron.

Obituaries

Published on November 9, 2006

Marlene Sherman Altman died Oct. 19 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Harvey; son, Jason; daughter, Sharon; and two grandchildren. Groman

Jewish Woman Is European Beauty Queen; Katsav Urged to Temporarily Quit

Published on November 2, 2006

Briefs

Our first annual big list o’ mensches

By Photographs by Kevin Scanlon
Published on January 5, 2006

To its detractors, Los Angeles seems very much like a modern-day Sodom or Gomorrah -- besotting civilization with a trash culture of celebrity murder trials, reality TV and movies that trade on violence and superficiality.

New Punims in Sports Hall of Fame

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 8, 2005

Freestyle swim champion Jason Lezak of Irvine and fellow Californian, hot rodder Kenny Bernstein, have been elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame for 2006.