Jewish Forum: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN LIFE IS NO CABARET
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, 34-year-old crooner and conservator of classic American popular song, finds himself uncomfortably in the whoa phase of fame.Bombarded with big deals, artistic obligations and burgeoning fan demands, the former music librarian-turned-Broadway-star finds the public eye a spotlight he can't easily snap off. ``There are always people at the stage door,'' he says by phone from the Regency Hotel in Manhattan, where he's just...
Jewish Forum: The Economist: Peace comes to Stamford Hill Ultra-orthodox Jews and Muslims find common ground in their hostility to the ways of the secular world
Some of our best friends are Muslims Ultra-orthodox Jews and Muslims find common ground in their hostility to the ways of the secular world "ISRAEL'S just got to kill them all," said some North London Jews, quoted in the Evening Standard, after a Palestinian suicide bombing. But while the media gave vent to religious hatred, a remarkable experiment in communal relations passed almost unnoticed. As Hamas activists strapped on their explosives in Israel,...
Jewish Forum: The Independent: LETTER: Mainstream society and Muslim views
Sir: It is Muslims like Faisal Bodi (Opinion, 23 August) who are driving a wedge between themselves and mainstream British society.Mr Bodi claims other religions all see themselves as superior. As a Jew I see Judaism as different, not better, and I celebrate that difference and respect other religions. I welcome the existence of a Muslim-Jewish Forum in my area and see it as a plank for understanding, not demonising each other. What I cannot accept is the Islamic belief that all other...
Jewish Forum: JEWS PROTEST ISRAELI SHOOTINGS
As they gathered solemnly with lighted candles at Elizabeth Link Peace Park on State Street Tuesday night, more than 50 people led by members of the Jewish community condemned the Israeli killings of Palestinians in Jerusalem last week.The hourlong candlelight vigil was sponsored by Freiheit, a progressive Jewish forum of UW-Madison students and community members. The Israeli military shot into a group of stone-throwing Palestinians that had gathered outside Jerusalem's Temple...
Jewish Forum: MEAL, SERVICE EVENT SET FOR JEWISH TEENS
Lancaster Jewish Teenage Council will offer a Kosher barbecue at the Jewish Community Center and spring clean-up project in Lancaster City on Sunday.The Mitzvah (good deed) Day is intended to bring together Jewish teen-agers, 7th through 12th grade, for social, recreational and community service programs. The council is sponsored by the Lancaster Jewish Forum.For further information, contact Ted Busch at 569-7352....