Issue Number 15 Volume 48

Jewish Review hits the street

The Jewish Review recently acquired its first-ever street boxes.

Kadima Wins

JERUSALEM (JTA)—A major shift in Israeli politics was cemented March 28, with Ehud Olmert's centrist Kadima Party poised to form the next government.

AIPAC defendants subpoena Rice

WASHINGTON (JTA) Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Hadley, Anthony Zinni: For a few hours, the list of subpoenaed witnesses on the docket in the classified information case against two former staffers of the

Men's group sends kids to camp

On March 15, the Men's Camp Association adopted a program to pay half the cost for any camper entering second through fourth grade who attends Maccabee Camp at B'nai B'rith Camp for the f

Call to action heard at PSU

Speaking at a Genocide Awareness Week workshop, a leading advocate to stop the genocide in Darfur said she has seen the mobilization of outraged people make dramatic changes in her lifetime.

Messinger brings message of need from Darfur genocide

After taking three rabbis and a Jewish federation executive to tour camps housing refugees from the genocide in Darfur, Ruth Messinger came to Portland for the second time in 12 months to "bear

12 on B'nai B'rith trip die when bus crashes

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Twelve American tourists on a B'nai B'rith trip to South America were killed March 22 when their bus fell 300 feet down a mountainside.

United Jewish Communities rethinks overseas structure

ATLANTA (JTA)—It is a death over which few will shed tears.

Paper on Israel lobby humiliation for scholar authors

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Two weeks after two prominent political science professors published a paper that they promised would expose the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, the collective reaction

Camp seen as key to building Jewish identity

NEW YORK (JTA) — "Continuity" and "identity" long have been buzzwords in the Jewish community—and one essential component of establishing them as facts on the ground,

Twin conferences here attract wide interest

With an impressive collection of speakers committed and more than half of the hoped for attendees already registered, Congregation Neveh Shalom is gearing up for the first national conference organiz

Renowned psychiatrist Robert Lifton to address Jewish medical professionals

National Book Award winner Dr. Robert Lifton will speak on "Beyond Holocaust and Genocide: Toward a Humane Future" at an April 26 gathering for health care professionals.

Presbyterians hear Jewish, Muslim Middle East views

At the end of a forum on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process March 10 in Tigard,

Israelis, Palestinian consider election implications

With the election of the terrorist organization Hamas to lead the Palestinian Authority, at least Israel can be assured that any cease-fire agreement is likely to be upheld, according to two Israelis

Agriculture as Tikkun Olam

Sidonie Caron and Bonnie Meltzer are about as different as they are alike.
Both are women, both are Jews and both are highly regarded artists at work in Portland.

Film about comic seder scenario just in time for Passover

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Just in time for Passover comes the comedy "When Do We Eat?," presenting your typical Jewish family, the Stuckmans, assembled for a warm seder celebration.

Oil conservaton bill good for Israel as well as America

Most major American Jewish organizations are actively involved in pro-Israel advocacy.

Farmers, ranchers join artists to inform public

Helping urban residents understand the intimate, symbiotic relationship between farmers and ranchers and the land was the reason two Oregon farm and ranch families agreed to bring artists into their

Israeli Elections: Kadima and Olmert win election, look to coalition with Labor, others

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party has won the Israeli election and will have enough support to form the next government—but the party did not fare as well as expected, and wi

Israeli Elections: For settlers, disappointment with government, public is widespread

AVNE HEFETZ, West Bank (JTA)—Devorah Meitlis walks up a wind-swept hill leading to the small clubhouse-turned-polling station in this West Bank settlement, hoping her home here will still exist

Israeli Elections: In Washington, Israel's Olmert is well-known—and well-liked

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Low-key, detail-oriented, a master of the backroom deal: The same qualities that make Prime Minister-elect Ehud Olmert uninspiring for some Israelis are the ones that Americans