July 15, 2009 / Columns

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Michael Jackson & the Jewish nose

RUTHLESS COSMOPOLITAN
VIENNA More...

Israel & the US: Bridging the distance at emotional times

JERUSALEM JOURNAL
CHARLIE KALECH

A friend of mine died this month. Actually I'm not sure I deserve to call her a friend. I hadn't seen Amy for 20 years but I still cried when she died and continue to feel her loss. More...

Online predators and scam artists don't take a summer vacation

FAMILY TALK
JENNIFER WEISS Executive Director Jewish Family & Children's Service

Children have more free time than usual in the summer, so parents need to be more diligent about their activities, especially when they are online. More...

The flea market mentality: You have it or you don't

SALLY'S WORLD
SALLY FRIEDMAN

I once dragged my sister to a flea market. There was not a happy outcome. Ruthie was stunned by the confusion, the clutter and the mayhem. My sister is a logical, rational person, and the circus-like atmosphere definitely wasn't her thing. More...

It's time to confront racism in Israel

By GILA ORKIN JTA

JERUSALEM—The gains made by far-right parties across Europe in the recent European parliamentary elections are certainly cause for concern. But Europe is not the only place Jews should be concerned about the far right rising. More...

Russia, return the Schneersohn 'war booty'

By GREGG J. RICKMAN (JTA)

WASHINGTON—During the 1990s, the world was seized with stories of Nazi plunder and heirless property from the Holocaust era. More...

Two new 'Franklin' exhibits take you to the stars

COMPUSCHMOOZE
STEVEN LUBETKIN

The Franklin Institute, now popularly called "The Franklin," is taking visitors from the dawn of man's exploration of the solar system to the opposite extreme, a celebration of a science fiction phenomenon, in two adjacent exhibits that remain at More...

Help local children enjoy a summer of fun in the sun

MONEY MATTERS
JEFF KLEIN Executive Director Jewish Community Foundation

School's out for summer. Now what? Back in the "old days," some kids went to the bungalow colonies, others went down the shore, and still others traveled to see grandma and pop-pop living in far away states. More...