First graders talk about the Torah
Andrea JacobsJun 02, 2011
I attended first grade at Blackberry Lane Elementary in St. Louis. It had a fair number of Jewish students, including me. I remember the exploits of Dick and Jane, and...
What do Denverites think of Obama’s 1967-border suggestion?
Andrea JacobsMay 26, 2011
On May 19, Barack Obama dropped a policy bombshell when he proposed that borders predating the 1967 Six Day War should be the basis of peace negotiations between...
‘Next year in Jerusalem’: What it means to a broad spectrum of Denverites
Andrea JacobsMay 05, 2011
At the conclusion of the Passover seder, four exclamatory words reverberate around the table like a lightning bolt. Next year in Jerusalem! Slumbering grandchildren...
Osama bin Laden killed: Local reaction
Andrea JacobsMay 05, 2011
WHEN President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by US forces on Sunday, May 1, cheers rang like clamoring bells throughout the country. Ground Zero,...
‘West Side Stories’: The movie that Denver Jews cannot stop talking about
Andrea JacobsApr 14, 2011
“West Side Stories,” an hour-long documentary about Denver’s Jewish shtetl of long ago, induces tears of nostalgia in those who grew up in its Yiddish arms. People...
IJN mayoral forum draws big crowd
Andrea JacobsApr 07, 2011
HOW do you top a class act like John Hickenlooper for mayor? Thats the challenge Denvers Jewish community tackled at the Intermountain Jewish News Mayoral Forum...
Observant women explain what the laws of modesty mean to them
Andrea JacobsMar 31, 2011
A JEWISH woman goes shopping at the local mall in July. As she peruses racks sporting flimsy summer tops, she eyes another woman wearing a long skirt, long sleeves,...
Memory in Berlin and New York — the evolution of Holocuast memorials
Andrea JacobsMar 17, 2011
IN 1997, Prof. James E. Young chaired Berlins five-member Findungskommission to explore ways of accomplishing an improbable goal commemorating six million Jews...
Shabbat, day of (basketball) rest
Andrea JacobsMar 03, 2011
FOR the first time in Colorado history, the state athletic association rescheduled a high school basketball game to accommodate Jewish athletes on Shabbat. The Denver...
Suit didn’t have a prayer
Andrea JacobsFeb 10, 2011
US District Judge Christine Arguello has dismissed an attempt to stop the Feb. 10 National Prayer Luncheon at the US Air Force Academy one day prior to the event. She...