Issue Number 4 Volume 49
Are there lessons for Iran, the world in North Korea's nuke?
JERUSALEM (JTA) In Israel, many see North Korea's nuclear brinkmanship and the West's response to it as a dress rehearsal for a threat far closer to home. read more »
Soros involved in proposed AIPAC alternative
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A top staffer for billionaire philanthropist George Soros has met recently with senior representatives of the dovish pro-Israel community to discuss setting up an alternative t read more »
Community Relations Committee opposes 41 and 48
The Community Relations Committee and the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland recently voted to oppose Oregon ballot measures 41 and 48. read more »
Watching Wendy Wasserstein
Last January when playwright Wendy Wasserstein died of lymphoma at age 55 in New York, Profile Theatre Artistic Director Jane Unger here in Portland was looking for a playwright to feature in their u read more »
Insight Out presents Leni Riefenstahl drama
There has been little if any love lost between Jews and the late Leni Riefenstahl. read more »
Novel opens magical window on love
Portland writer Jan Baross' first novel, "Jose Builds a Woman," which was announced here at the time of its initial release earlier this year, is a timeless, lusty paean to love in many read more »
Sr. Aznar's neo-NATO vision
When he was secretary of state, Colin Powell once called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "the greatest and most successful alliance in history." It's hard to argue with that desc read more »
Top media give top anti-Semite prime-time privilege
One evening last month, as I was flipping through the TV channels with my remote, I came upon a 15-minute interview with an unabashed Holocaust denier. read more »
Israeli group works hard to empower disabled
Tzvi Herskowitz's day job is in international public relations for an Israeli organization called the Aleh Association. read more »
Anti-Israel sentiment in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (JTA)—Near the Shariah Islamic law department at the University of Jordan, there is a blue Star of David spray-painted on a concrete path between the pine trees. read more »
The 'Palestinian question' on both sides of the Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (JTA)—It is one the great unanswered questions in the Middle East today: How will a country of some 6 million people, facing external threats from troublemaking neighbors and inte read more »
Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps: Check your stereotypes at the door
AMMAN, Jordan—It's another hot, sunny day here, but the people plowing through the crowded shopping district at Al-Wehdat don't seem to notice. read more »
