Pete Seeger to participate in on-line peace rally
Sue Fishkoff, JTAOct 28, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO No one tells Pete Seeger what to do. At 91, the iconic folk singer has penned hundreds of protest songs, railing against everything from the Vietnam War...
Forgotten cemeteries not just in Eastern Europe: try Alabama
Sue Fishkoff, JTASep 27, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO The old Jewish cemetery in Eufaula, Ala., hasnt been used in years. The monuments are just crumbling, said Sara Hamm. She and her family are the...
In France, Masorti struggles but succeeds in attracting younger Jews
Sue Fishkoff, JTASep 16, 2010
PARIS At 6 p.m. on a Friday, Rabbi Yeshaya Dalsace was in the kitchen making hummus. He had finished vacuuming the living room, where Shabbat services would soon...
Recession catching up to Jews
Sue Fishkoff, JTASep 02, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO Robert M., 58, worked for a news organization in the San Francisco Bay area until September, 2008, when he lost his job in layoffs that eliminated 15%...
Turning Judaism into online minyan
Sue Fishkoff, JTAAug 26, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO On a recent weekday, Rivka Bowlin led mincha, the afternoon prayer service, from her home in Louisville, Ky. Her fellow worshipers were in Atlanta,...
Will the real Feisel Abdul Rauf please stand up?
Sue Fishkoff, JTAAug 26, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO Who is Feisel Abdul Rauf? Initially, the controversy over building a $100-million Islamic community center and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero was...
Hillel gears up for anti-Israel activism
Sue Fishkoff, JTAAug 19, 2010
ST. LOUIS Amanda Boris is nervous about what shell face when classes resume at the University of Wisconsin later this month. Theres an uncomfortable amount of...
Jewish-Muslim friendship bus brakes for peace
Sue Fishkoff, JTAJul 01, 2010
BESANCON, France On a hot afternoon in early June, an unusual looking bus is parked in the central square of this historic city in eastern France. Passers-by cast...
Tzur Hadassah, Wadi Fukin get along, express concern over security fence
Sue Fishkoff, JTAApr 22, 2010
WADI FUKIN, West Bank Mohammed Mansara, a 70-year-old farmer who goes by the name Abu Mazen, indicates with a sweep of his arm the fruit trees and vegetables he...
What happened to all those Russian immigrants?
Sue Fishkoff, JTAFeb 25, 2010
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. Alex Varum was 8 years old when he left Russia. Now 35 and a real estate developer in Silicon Valley, Varum grew up in California, speaks English...
