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Jon Stewart’s Cronies Stand Up for ATZUM

February 20, 2004 by

The Jewish Daily Forward
February 20, 2004

By Max Gross

Before agreeing to perform at next Monday’s “Up We Stand” benefit for the Israeli charity Atzum, the chasidic reggae artist Matisyahu hesitated. He usually asks his rabbi for permission before performances.

For those pious people who may be wondering: Is it okay to laugh it up for Israel? Don’t worry about it. It’s for a good cause.

A carnival of comic heavyweights will take to the Knitting Factory’s main stage in downtown Manhattan at “Up We Stand.” Demetri Martin, the wry, shaggy-haired comedian will be performing, as will Lewis Black of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the soft-spoken Todd Barry, among others. [Read more…]

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Marin Synagogue Adopts Orphans Of Terror

December 19, 2003 by
JWeekly.com
December 19, 2003
By Abby Cohn
Though she’s never laid eyes on them, Dr. Miriam Goldfien proudly displays a black-and-white photo of three little Israeli girls, ages 3, 4 and 5, on the piano in her Mill Valley home.Julia Aaronson, a 12-year-old Novato girl, is selling hundreds of dollars worth of Silly Putty to help the same trio of dark-haired sisters thousands of miles away.And while they were packing to leave earlier this week on a two-week trip to Israel, some congregants from Tiburon’s Congregation Kol Shofar tucked away trinkets for the siblings, whom they’ll soon meet at a Chanukah celebration in Jerusalem. [Read more…]
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Lives That Make No Headlines

July 25, 2003 by

Tachles: The Swiss Jewish Weekly Magazine
July 25, 2003

By Jacques Ungar

The original version of this article was written in German. This translation into English has the writer and the editor’s approval as being an accurate translation.
Among the countless victims of Palestinian terror, there are those whose suffering causes no headlines. These are the people who survive terror attacks, often with lasting physical and psychological wounds. Their fate is, however, no less tragic than that of the people who are killed.
For weeks, months, and years, the number of the Israeli victims of the intifada has steadily mounted. After each attack, the procedure is the same. First, the media release brief reports that an incident has occurred. If it turns out that “sufficient” blood has flowed, teams of reporters are dispatched to the site, where they remain for hours, delivering all available information to the Israeli public. Newspaper articles follow, with details about the victims, their families and friends, and, finally, the burials. Subsequently, the dead sink gradually into the dust of statistical analysis, and the conflict continues, with no end in sight. [Read more…]
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