Judea Pearl reflects: A father’s words

By Judea Pearl
Published on May 1, 2013

Eleven years ago, when tragedy blackened our skies, and millions of people resonated with our mission of rolling back the hatred that took our son’s life, we were quick to learn that the journalistic community is not only our strongest partner but also a special member of our extended family.

‘I’m a Jew’

By David Suissa
Published on April 18, 2013

“My father’s Jewish, my mother’s Jewish, I’m Jewish.” Those are the words uttered by American journalist Daniel Pearl in the moment before he was murdered by jihadis in 2002. Those same words were recalled last week by Judea Pearl as he lit a flame in his son’s honor in Jerusalem.

Daniel Pearl’s ‘Litmus Test’ seed of Israel-based institute

Published on April 18, 2013

Adam Pearl, now ten-years old, never met his father, Daniel -- a heroic journalist who family and friends say gave his life for truth.

ADL: Imagine a World Without Hate (Official Video)

Published on March 21, 2013

Pakistan arrests suspect in murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl

Published on March 19, 2013

Pakistan has arrested a former militant leader in connection with the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, security officials said on Monday.

March 19, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 19, 2013

Rice dissects American policies

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 6, 2013

For people with a palate for intellectual, social and physical nourishment, the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA is a not-to-be-missed event.

Honoring Daniel Pearl with music

By Ryan Torok
Published on October 17, 2012

“Open your mind, and you will see the garden of the world.” Fifth- through eighth-grade students from New Horizon School, a Muslim day school in Pasadena, sang these words loudly and in unison from the stage of the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, while a boy in the audience, whose head was covered in an oversized kippah, played air-guitar to the rhythm of the song.

Calendar Picks and Clicks: Oct. 13-19, 2012

By Ryan Torok
Published on October 10, 2012

Dedicated to the life and memory of journalist Daniel Pearl, this October music month features concerts across the globe, including today’s performance of “Songs of Salomone Rossi: Harmony for Humanity” by Tesserae at Contrapuntal Recital Hall in Brentwood. Other concerts include Ray Dewey (Oct. 16);

The anti-drones

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 29, 2012

One of the highlights of my year is moderating an annual discussion with visiting Muslim journalists.

Danny and Marie

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 29, 2012

Tuesday, Feb. 21, marked the 10-year anniversary of the day we learned that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl had been murdered by terrorists in Pakistan.

Daniel Pearl posthumously baptized by Mormons

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on February 29, 2012

Daniel Pearl baptized in Mormon proxy ritual

Published on February 29, 2012

Daniel Pearl was baptized in a Mormon proxy ritual in another case of a prominent deceased Jew discovered to have been baptized posthumously in recent weeks.

The Lions' Den

By Judea Pearl
Published on February 23, 2012

Daniel Pearl’s murder by terrorists was made public on Feb. 21, 2002. Author Judea Pearl is a professor at UCLA, president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation (danielpearl.org) and a co-editor of “I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl” (Jewish Lights, 2004), winner of the National Jewish Book Award.

Pearl lecture features New Yorker editor Remnick

By Susan Freudenheim
Published on February 1, 2012

“I learned a lot from WikiLeaks,” David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker magazine, told a full auditorium at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management when he spoke on Jan. 30 at the 10th annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Pearl Foundation, in partnership with Hillel at UCLA and UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. “One thing I learned,” he said, “is that our diplomats are not bad.”

For Daniel Pearl, music circles the earth one more time

By Mahim Maher
Published on October 31, 2011

Wikileaks: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed says he beheaded Daniel Pearl despite warnings

Published on April 26, 2011

A senior Al Qaeda military commander strongly warned Khalid Shaikh Mohammed not to kill Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, cautioning him "it would not be wise to murder Pearl" and that he should "be returned back to one of the previous groups who held him, or freed."Wiki

Pearl’s passions: magnet honors slain journalist

By Rachel Heller
Published on February 15, 2011

Ask anyone who knew him: Daniel Pearl loved music. He joined bands in Atlanta, Paris and Mumbai, relishing the way a good melody can draw people together. So imagine how the slain Wall Street Journal reporter, killed by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002, might have felt watching the second-period choir class at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School as its members stand, roll their shoulders back and belt out a lilting rendition of “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent.”

Wrong people convicted in Daniel Pearl murder, new report asserts

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 25, 2011

The basic facts are known. Nine years ago, on Jan. 23, 2002, Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan, while checking out leads on a terrorist network. While Pakistani and United States officials were still frantically scouring Karachi, a video came to light one month later, showing in gruesome detail that Pearl had been beheaded. In May 2002, Pearl’s dismembered body was discovered.

Pearl’s real murderer was 9/11 mastermind, probe says

Published on January 20, 2011

Four men were wrongfully convicted of the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl nine years ago, while the actual killer is the suspected mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, a new investigation alleges. The revelations, which include the allegation that a dozen terrorists involved in the killing are still at large and operating, are based on a three-year investigation by the Pearl Project conducted by journalism students and faculty at Georgetown University and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Heading the probe was a Asra Nomani, Pearl’s colleague, from whose house in Karachi, Pakistan, the reporter left on the day of his 2002 disappearance supposedly for an interview with a high-level terrorist source.

Report points to real Daniel Pearl killers

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 20, 2011

Debbie Friedman, inspired by the last words of Daniel Pearl

Published on January 10, 2011

Debbie Friedman, the popular singer and songwriter who died Sunday, wrote the following for "I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl," a collection of writings following the 2002 murder of Wall Street reporter Daniel Pearl. Dear Daniel, This is the first time I have had to think about the “why” of the words “I am a Jew.” I have never defined myself or my work before. I was born into a Jewish family, exposed to Jewish experiences and Jewish people. The concept “I am a Jew” never crossed my mind until I was asked to reflect on your words.

Schulweis gets ADL Daniel Pearl award; Super supper with SOVA

By Danielle Berrin
Published on November 28, 2008

Schulweis was presented with the Daniel Pearl Award at the ADL's annual conference on Nov. 13. Endowed by ADL supporters Ruth and George Moss, the award recognizes those who improve the image of Jews and Judaism in the Muslim world.

Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks Oct. 18-24: World Music Days, Sukkot, election debates

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
Published on October 17, 2008

A clash of two birthdays

By Judea Pearl
Published on September 17, 2008

In sharp contrast to the birthdayof Kuntar, next month will witness another birthday celebration closerto my heart: the birthday of our late son, Daniel Pearl, who would have turned 45 on Oct. 10

First Impressions

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 21, 2008

Then I asked Çakirözer, from Turkey, what he liked best about America. He said it was something he had never seen in his country, and never seen in all the countries to which he'd traveled. Yet it was something that said a lot about the core values of a rich and prosperous nation.

From Pakistan to the Jewish Journal

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on August 14, 2008

VIDEO: ‘I Am Jewish ’—the last words of Daniel Pearl

By Dennis Wilen
Published on May 11, 2008

Briefs: Pearl Family menorah illuminates White House; Asians and Jews celebrate Chanukah together

Published on December 13, 2007

President Bush lit a menorah that belonged to the great-grandfather of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Bush was joined Monday in the grand foyer of the White House by Jewish leaders and Pearl's parents, Ruth and Judea Pearl, who lit the menorah and recited the blessings for the seventh night of Chanukah. That was followed by a performance by the Zamir Chorale of Boston.

Briefs: Court nixes Neuwirth suit, Pearl family menorah at White House

Published on December 6, 2007

News Briefs

In Quest for Meaning

By Judea Pearl
Published on September 20, 2007

Man is a meaning-seeking animal. Hardly a second goes by in which our mind does not stop its routine activities to ponder the meaning of the input it receives from our senses or from its own activities.

Sculpture? It’s a Klapper! Ballet in Bel Air

By Danielle Berrin
Published on August 23, 2007

Scene and Heard

‘A Mighty Heart’ needs moral clarity

By Judea Pearl
Published on July 19, 2007

The political lesson of Russell's paradox is that there is no such thing as unqualified tolerance. Ultimately, one must be able to expound intolerance of certain groups or ideologies without surrendering the moral high ground normally linked to tolerance and inclusivity.

Briefs: City Council approves Weiss Iran divestment bill; UC puts Jewish High Holidays on calendar

Published on June 28, 2007

Community briefs.

Actor Dan Futterman and director Michael Winterbottom

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 21, 2007

In the first publicity releases last summer for the film, "A Mighty Heart," Paramount Vantage announced that filming would begin in the fall and that Angelina Jolie would star as Mariane Pearl. There was no mention of who would play her husband, Daniel Pearl, and it was assumed that director Michael Winterbottom had not yet picked an actor for the role.

On screen,  Danny Pearl’s story astounds

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 21, 2007

As the credits rolled after a preview screening of the docudrama, "A Mighty Heart," the audience, consisting of a small group of film critics, sat in stunned silence.

‘Mighty Heart’ preview draws stars Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman

Published on June 7, 2007

The Wednesday night preview audience for "A Mighty Heart," which tracks the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl by Islamic extremists, got an unexpected bonus when the film's stars, Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman, dropped in unannounced.

Pearls respond to murder ‘confession:’ We’ll continue to fight hatred

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 14, 2007

The Departure

By Shmuel Moreh
Published on February 22, 2007

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Daniel Pearl “I Am Jewish” Tribute Videos

Published on January 25, 2007

Steve Reich’s non-requiem for Daniel Pearl

By Gaby Friedman
Published on January 25, 2007

When Judea Pearl asked composer Steve Reich to create a piece of music that would commemorate the life of his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, he knew what he did not want the music to be.

Music lovers get presents for composer Reich’s birthday

By George Robinson
Published on October 5, 2006

Steve Reich, composer, turns 70 and wonders what all the fuss is about.

Pearl, Ahmed Awarded $100K Prize for Fight Against Intolerance; Shin Bet Seeks High-Tech Experts

Published on September 7, 2006

Judea Pearl and Akbar Ahmed, a Jew and a Muslim, are the joint recipients of a new $100,000 prize for their campaign against intolerance and the roots of terrorism.

Letters

Published on June 8, 2006

Letters.

Quartet of Movies to Tell Pearl’s Story

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 1, 2006

Filmmakers are currently wrestling with four different projects to document or dramatize the story of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter beheaded by Islamic extremists in Pakistan in early 2002, leaving behind a pregnant wife.

For Ilan, a Eulogy

By Judea Pearl
Published on March 16, 2006

This week marks the shloshim, the 30th day following the death of Ilan Halimi, murdered by French anti-Semites in a Paris suburb.

7 Days in the Arts

By Keren Engelberg
Published on October 14, 2004

7 Days in the Arts.

“I Am Jewish.”

Published on September 16, 2004

"I am Jewish," were the words Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl spoke to his terrorist captors shortly before they murdered him.

Essays Reflect on Pearl’s Last Words

By Sandee Brawarsky
Published on February 26, 2004

Three words, among the last uttered by journalist Daniel Pearl before his murder two years ago this month (on Feb. 21, the public learned of the murder), have become a nucleus for thoughtfulness and creativity. "I Am Jewish," edited by his parents, Judea and Ruth Pearl (Jewish Lights), is a collection of brief essays by almost 150 noted contributors who tease out meaning from these words and compose personal statements of Jewish identity.

Community Briefs

Published on January 30, 2003

The family of Jewish Defense League (JDL) leader Irv Rubin has filed a $5 million wrongful-death claim against the U.S. government, stemming from his apparent suicide last November while in federal custody at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center.

A Song for Daniel

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on September 26, 2002

The call from Grant Gershon, the conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, stunned Sharon Farber.

Collection of Pearl’s Articles a Real Gem

By Aaron Leibel
Published on September 5, 2002

From this collection's first article -- "In Indian Quake, Death Haunts the Living" (2001) -- Daniel Pearl's journalistic qualities shine through.

Fighting Hate ‘Under Danny’s Banner’

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 5, 2002

Professor Judea Pearl, an internationally recognized authority on machine intelligence, has discovered a great deal about human emotion -- both private and public -- since his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, was murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan eight months ago.

Sense From Senselessness

By Judea Pearl
Published on September 5, 2002

What follows is an edited version of a speech that Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, delivered upon accepting an award on his son's behalf from the Los Angeles Press Club on June 22, 2002.

Truths in Pearl’s Final Words

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 5, 2002

Did Daniel Pearl die as a martyr, proudly proclaiming his Jewishness, or did his abductors force a reluctant admission from him at gunpoint shortly before they killed him?

Community Briefs

Published on August 15, 2002

Family and close friends buried slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl Sunday morning and vowed that his example would continue to inspire "millions of friends and strangers touched by his life and death."

The Chosen One

By Michael Kamber
Published on March 14, 2002

I believed Daniel Pearl was dead all along.

Weeks before the U.S. government confirmed his death, I thought it unlikely he would return alive. I returned in December from reporting for the Village Voice from Pakistan, exhausted from being stoned, punched and chased by Islamic fundamentalists. I was burned out -- and burned literally -- from being pushed into one too many burning George Bush effigies, weary from having to repeatedly explain that Americans do not hate Muslims, and that "no, it's not true that we enjoy seeing dead Afghan children on television."

Remembering Danny

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 14, 2002

When Daniel Pearl was a baby, his parents noticed a curious omission in his genetic makeup -- he was born entirely without malice.

Your Letters

Published on March 7, 2002

Your Letters

A ‘Barbaric’ Act

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on February 28, 2002

Was Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl killed because he was Jewish?.