Issue Number 14 Volume 49
Torahs attacked
At least three men broke into a Eugene synagogue Feb. 22, damaging the building and desecrating two sefer Torahs in an act that police are investigating as a hate crime. read more »
Saudi peace moves promising
JERUSALEM (JTA)—For the first time in years, serious Israeli-Arab peace moves seem to be afoot. The key mover is Saudi Arabia and the key document is a 2002 peace initiative that it sponsored. read more »
Stampfer Award goes to Holzmans May 31
Renee and Irwin Holzman have lived in the same house for decades. Irwin still drives the Chevrolet Impala station wagon he bought in 1966. He says it runs just fine with more than 400,000 miles on it. read more »
AJC honors Gen. Rees and Oregon National Guard
The American Jewish Committee, celebrating its centennial year, presented the 2007 Human Relations Award to Major General Raymond F. Rees and the men and women of the Oregon National Guard at a dinner attended by 180 on March 6. read more »
'Hamlet' strikes chord for Israeli theatergoers
TEL AVIV (JTA)—"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," an officer declares in a Hebrew version of "Hamlet," and the Israeli audience shifts uncomfortably in its seats. read more »