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  "Jewish Life in Ukraine at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: Part One," by Betsy Gidwitz
Jewish professional leadership is encumbered by a dearth of role models, a paucity of good practice as example, lack of skills in social work and related fields, limited management experience, a deficiency of research and literature, poorly developed collegial relationships, and the absence of a professional ethic.
A third ostensibly national organization, the Jewish Fund of Ukraine, established in 1997, is identified with Alexander Feldman of Kharkiv, its president and principal donor, and Arkady Monastirsky of Kyiv, its executive vice president, who previously was associated with the Ukrainian Jewish Council.
However, the Jewish Fund lacks an ongoing physical presence outside Kyiv; its national activities are restricted to occasional cultural events in central and western Ukraine and a small representation in Mykolayev, a river port in southern Ukraine with fewer than 5,000 Jews.
www.jcpa.org /jl/jl451.htm   (5155 words)

  
 Report on Global Anti-Semitism
Jewish leaders state that there was a growing tendency in the country to mix anti-Israeli sentiment with acts of anti-Semitism, as the general public and media often fail to distinguish between criticism of Israeli policy and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
In 2003, 22 of 125 attacks (18 percent) and 73 of 463 threats (16 percent) occurred in schools; the report shows this to be the highest proportion of incidents in schools since 1997, the oldest data in the report.
The Jewish community stated that there were fewer acts of vandalism in Jewish cemeteries than in 2003, attributed most of the incidents to youths, and did not consider the incidents anti-Semitic.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/40258.htm   (17854 words)

  
 American Jews - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American Jews, also commonly Jewish Americans, are Americans who maintain an active connection to the Jewish community in the United States or abroad, either through an active practice of Judaism, or through cultural and historical affiliation, or both.
Jewish American writers of the time urged assimilation and integration with the wider American culture, and Jews quickly became part of American life.
On the countercultural and radical political front, Jewish hippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, with help from Allen Ginsberg, formed the controversial Youth International Party ("Yippies"), and the four main organizers of the 1969 Woodstock Festival concert were all Jewish, as was Max Yasgur, the man on whose farm the legendary concert took place.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jewish_American   (3422 words)

  
 All About Jewish Theatre - News
The show was to have begun its run-up to the opening on September 8, but that performance and the one the following day have been wiped.
And in the case of American films in particular, I’m struck by the number of Jewish sounding names there seem to be – usually near the top of the list.
Maier is far from fat now and his lean figure, topped with a variety of headwear as he takes on the persona he has invented for each object – the smallest is a grain of sand – makes the comedy as visual as it is verbal.
www.jewish-theatre.com /visitor/article_list.aspx?articleGroupID=76   (2095 words)

  
 Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week
So Jewish actors were forced to change their names to something less ethnic and Jewish themes disappeared from most American films.
And yet, while the monster is clearly Jewish, the book is not anti-Semitic, nor a rant against Harvey Weinstein “the Jewish film impresario.” The point is, ethnicity is no longer an issue in films — at least for Jews (Asians and fls and Latinos may sound a different cry).
Meyer is intent on identifying Jewish culprits everywhere: the Jewish characters in the story; the Jewish actors who play morally upright figures in films such as “Dave”; and the writers and directors who are Jewish, or even part Jewish (Harrison Ford in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”).
www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=9129   (927 words)

  
 List of Jewish American entertainers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of famous Jewish American entertainers.
Persons listed with a double asteriks (**) are winners of the Tony Award for Best Choreography.
Braff, a nice Jewish boy, called the Israeli General Consul in Los Angeles, Ehud Danoch, and asked for his assistance with the tour's planning." [11] Mandy Moore on Braff: "I like a good Jewish boy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_show_business_figures   (2861 words)

  
 Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week
Gold, who appeared in the failed show “The In-Laws” with Richard Farina and filmed a pilot (“Good as Gold”) that was never made, wears his Jewishness on his sleeve, and is outspoken about his disappointment in other celebrities who don’t.
That he chose show biz over numbers was no surprise to his parents, particularly his father.
Dad had dabbled in the business himself after he retired from teaching, managing young actors and investing in several Broadway shows.
www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=10882   (1236 words)

  
 That Black Lesbian Jew
The show wasn't interested in doing something just to be sensational, she said.
GLAAD and some transgenders were brought in as consultants in shaping the character, teaching the producers when it is appropriate to call a character "she" even before surgery, she said.
First of all I believe using religious like figures in politics is just wrong but Stop 42, the group opposed to Amendment 42, a ballot initiative in Colorado to raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85.
thatblacklesbianjew.blogspot.com   (928 words)

  
 Elder of Ziyon
A: Since the American economy harnessed to serve Israel, the boycott of American goods of all kinds is justified, and as such the province for the networked economy in the contemporary world is not possible, the difficult and critical duty to avoid circulation of American commodities to the greatest extent possible.
Since European goods have so many American components, Europe will have to jump on the bandwagon to ensure that not the slightest sin is committed in the quest for human perfection in Iran.
It goes to show how far off the deep end the Left has become in redefining the conflict and facts to conform to their pre-existing opinions.
elderofziyon.blogspot.com   (7237 words)

  
 Jewish languages dying out | www.somethingjewish.co.uk
As Jews, we have reason to be alarmed, considering many of the 27 Jewish languages listed in Ethnologue.com are extinct or nearly obsolete.
Though Yiddish began to develop in the 10th century, it was not used in daily speech and writing until the 19th century, when many Jews engaged in the arts and religious scholarship.
Literary figures such as Sholem Aleichem and Isaac Leibush Peretz emerged at this time.
www.somethingjewish.co.uk /articles/379_jewish_languages_dyi.htm   (748 words)

  
 Cookbook Reviews and Features at Epicurious.com
Former chef of Chez Panisse and of Stars restaurant in San Franciso, Jeremiah Tower is considered an American master and father of California cuisine.
An American leaves her job, apartment, and boyfriend in New York to spend a year in Kyoto, learning the art of kaiseki, the refined cooking that accompanies the Japanese tea ceremony.
Nathan's recipes are kosher, but any busy cook will welcome these simple approaches to family meals, from fish soup and meatloaf to pesto and lemon bars.
www.epicurious.com /features/cookbooks/masterlist   (9823 words)

  
 City Pages - The Blotter - American Jewish World Endorses Ellison
In fact, Jewish supporters of Ellison also believe that it is quite possible he'll get less than half the Jewish vote, although they don't go as low as 15-20 percent, and some still think he'll get a plurality among the four candidates.
The Jewish World has never made endorsements in any political race in the past, and has not made endorsements in any other races this cycle, many of which are also important to the Jewish community.
The collective Jewish response since the endorsement was announced is, from where I sit, one of shock and outrage.
blogs.citypages.com /blotter/2006/09/american_jewish.asp   (5661 words)

  
 American Atheists // 27th National Convention
Careful examination of Jewish writings from the first several centuries CE turns up no evidence whatsoever implying that Jesus was an historical figure.
He presentation, "Holy Paraphernalia Mania!" is a 'show and tell' of religious relics from the past and present that vary from the silly to the extremely weird.
American Atheists held a memorial for the Murray O'Hair Family on April 12.
www.americanatheist.org /conv27   (1027 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
After promising the African American community that the Republican "Southern Strategy" had been put to rest, Ken Mehlman and the Republican Party are up to their old divisive and backward tricks using racist innuendo to try to win elections.
African American candidates are important catalysts for change in how we do politics in America, and for ensuring that voices of all the people have a place in the political arena.
As Americans celebrate Labor Day today, new figures from the Census Bureau and the Department of Labor released last week show that under the disastrous policies of the Bush Administration, hard working Americans are facing increasing economic hardships.
www.democrats.org /a/communities/african_americans   (4930 words)

  
 SEFER SAFARI Online
The Rambam synthesized Jewish and Arabic-Greek Aristotelian philosophy, which some Jews, such as the upper classes of Provence and Spain, used to justify their hedonism.
She moved to Turkey and became a powerful leader, nearly succeeding at a Jewish boycott of the port of Ancona in reaction to Pope Paul IV's arrest and murder of conversos.
In order for women, many of whom are voiceless or muted in classical texts, to claim a voice in the tradition, she maintains, they must first claim the process of interpreting Torah.
members.aol.com /sefersfari/tanakh.html   (7777 words)

  
 The Jewish Exponent
The Festival of Lights is rapidly approaching, and that means it's time for many Jewish families to deck their homes with Chanukah-themed dish towels, napkins, candles and tablecloths, all while braving the malls or hopping online to find the latest MP3 player or the hottest video game for the kids.
Difficult Decision on Gays Shows Conservative Diversity11591+++++Difficult Decision on Gays Shows Conservative Diversity++++++++++December 14, 2006+++++++++++++++/images/Publications/dec142006/opedsmall.jpg+++++Conservative Judaism has taken a historic step by opening a door to the ordination of gay men and women, and same-sex commitment ceremonies.
The Synagogue Directory is a list of houses of worship in Philadelphia and its environs.
www.jewishexponent.com   (1792 words)

  
 NYPL, Class Descriptions for The Research Libraries
Many American newspapers and magazines from this period are also available, and searchable, as electronic facsimiles.
This hands-on class will show how the engineering collections are being used today: by artists reconstructing a carbon-arc spotlight or by fashion designers seeking century-old tailors' patterns.
We will show you how to find and cite reference articles, how to locate biographical books on scientists, obituaries in newspapers, as well as gain direct access to the original scientific papers in many of the advanced journals we carry in our collection.
www.nypl.org /research/calendar/cdlist.cfm   (4771 words)

  
 Best Comics of 2005 - 11/7/2005 - Publishers Weekly
Sales of comics and graphic novels in 2005 continued to show strong growth across all comics categories, led once again by the surging popularity of manga.
The year also marked the launch of Tokyopop’s ambitious original English language manga program; and the news that Stephen King, Jonathan Lethem and other prominent prose authors are enthusiastically signing on to write their own graphic novels.
When a possible cure for the mutant gene is found, the X-men must fight an alien menace and deal with their own ambivalence over their mutations.
www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA6280956.html   (937 words)

  
 Chicago Sun-Times
The city initially disapproved of the showing because it represented paid advertising that could be offensive.
It's the biggest party day of the year and you don't know what to do.
A toys-for-geeks creator in the Logan Square neighborhood is gearing up for a busy holiday, thanks to buzz generated by a variety of emerging online media.
www.suntimes.com /output/otherviews/cst-edt-ref25.html   (743 words)

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