Fatah fighters’ escape to Israel and what it means

Published on August 21, 2008

Even for the complex Middle East it was a moment of exceptional irony. Some 180 Fatah loyalists fleeing a series of shootouts and summary executions by Hamas
on the streets of Gaza ran for the border -- banking on the mercies of the enemy they usually target

Millions of Shoah records will finally be revealed

By Edwin Black
Published on February 22, 2007

Even though millions did not survive, much of their story did. The details are embedded within the miles of records housed by the International Tracing Service (ITS) located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Chabad Expands in Vegas

Published on July 19, 2006

The new shul is a testament to the Jewish community's growth in the area, which already houses another equally large Chabad campus close to the Las Vegas Strip.

Zoning Snafus Keep New JCC Empty

By Yasha Levine
Published on January 19, 2006

The center is also the focus of criticism from some of its would-be occupants, who say that they haven't been kept in the loop about planning the center from the beginning, that its opening has been delayed and that they are unsure about when they will be able to move in.

Stages of Faith: Light, Dark, Absurd

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on December 1, 2005

The intelligent design vs. Darwinism debate presumes that one or the other theory provides the answer to life and all its mysteries. Playwright Seth Greenland explores the falsity of this dichotomy in "Jerusalem," his play opening Friday at the NoHo Arts Center. Greenland's five principal characters -- a Jewish psychiatrist, his Protestant wife and his in-laws -- have varying degrees of religious faith, as well as varying degrees of conviction about psychoanalysis. In the end, Greenland seems to say, the wise man understands the merits of both religion and science. Even the wise man, though, knows the limits of his knowledge.

The Americans Who Fought for Israel

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 17, 2005

The central display of the Aliyah Bet and Machal Museum, which opens formally this week, commemorates the deeds of the two groups of volunteers for whom the museum is named. The Aliyah Bet portion honors the 240 North Americans who manned rickety ships and ran the British blockade to bring Holocaust survivors and refugees to Palestine between 1946 and 1948, in a clandestine operation. Among the 12 ships was the famed "Exodus 1947."

‘Aida’ Not So Tragic for Israeli Maestro

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 27, 2005

Dan Ettinger looks nothing like the popular image of a classical conductor. The Israeli is making his American debut with the Los Angeles Opera in Verdi's "Aida."

Irvine Campus Set for Grand Opening

By Andrea Adelson
Published on August 5, 2004

The Bermans and Michaels expect their daily routines and social lives will alter substantially mid-August because of membership in the county's greatly expanded Jewish Community Center (JCC), relocated in Irvine.

Central Coast Home to Holocaust Exhibit

By David Finnigan
Published on November 13, 2003

In a watershed event for the California central coast's small Jewish community, the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation marked the 65th anniversary of Kristallnacht by opening the city's first permanent Holocaust exhibit.

The opening shows just how far this small Jewish community has come.

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on July 10, 2003

The Circuit

A ‘New Germany’

By Debra Isaacs
Published on April 19, 2001

Jewish leaders in the United States and in Israel are encouraging an openness to what they describe as a "new Germany," a place they say is truly atoning for its past. At the very least, they argue, it deserves the support of the American Jewish community because of its strong support of Israel and its embrace of Jewish immigrants who are streaming in at the rate of 10,000 per year.

Deconstructing Harry

By Michael Aushenker
Published on January 18, 2001

When Harry Blitzstein decided to open up his Blitzstein Museum of Art (facetiously subtitled "Formerly Moe's Meat Market"), the neighboring merchants on Fairfax Avenue had a unanimous reaction. "They thought I was just kidding," the painter said.

Celebrating the Rebirth of ‘L.A.‘s Jewish Headquarters’

By Michael Aushenker
Published on December 14, 2000

The Jewish Federation Goldsmith Center -- reborn state-of-the-art headquarters of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles -- enjoyed a splashy grand-opening celebration on Dec. 10. Originally slated as a community-wide event, the Donor Recognition Ceremony served as a formal thank-you to lead contributors, such as Elaine and Bram Goldsmith, the building's namesakes. With an original $5-million matching gift, the Goldsmith family launched the capital campaign for the 12-story building's two-year refurbishing process, which corrected damage incurred from the Northridge quake.