http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en knewell@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-11T21:00:28+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/march_12/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/march_12/#When:20:00:28Z St. Pat’s Day: Sylvia Greenberg’s Irish Jewish Tales Beth Israel’s Battle Of Bands Vivian Adelberg Rudow’s Cuba Debut Mark Davison’s Haiti Relief Concert Jules Morstein: A Real Jewel Sisterly Love From Hannah Bress Brian Brown Finds Holocaust Survivor Cousin Salam Fayyad: Palestinian Ben-Gurion? Editorial: Hollywood’s Jews Books: Jephte’s Daughter Anew   Exclusively in Print 2010-03-11T20:00:28+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/kessler1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/kessler1/#When:18:12:44Z On March 11, 2010, PEARL (nee Gimpelman), beloved wife of the late Milton Jesse Kessler, devoted mother of Larry Kessler of Seattle, Wash., Michael and Debbie Kessler of Woodstock, Md. and the late Carol Beth Kessler, dear sister of the late Albert Gimpelman, Dora Feldman, Lillian Roman, Rae Ginsburg and Selma Gimpelman. Loving grandmother of Stuart and Adam… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T18:12:44+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/glass1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/glass1/#When:18:10:03Z On March 9, 2010, EVELYN MAE (nee Levin), beloved wife of the late Matthews “Babe: Glass, beloved mother of Charlotte Bark and the late Stephen Glass, devoted mother-in-law of Steve Bark and Julie Glass, devoted sister of Harold Levin. Loving grandmother of Matthews R. Bark, Samantha E. Bark and Anthony Lovera, Benjamin M. Glass and Mitchell E. Glass.… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T18:10:03+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/dechowitz/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/dechowitz/#When:18:09:34Z On March 9, 2010, BETTY JANE (nee Heller), beloved wife of the late Fred L. Dechowitz, loving mother of Cary Dechowitz of San Francisco, Calif., Rory Dechowitz of Baltimore, Md., Mark Dechowitz of Baltimore and Brian Dechowitz of Harrisburg, Pa., loving mother-in-law of Robin Dechowitz, Wendy Dechowitz, Glenda Dechowitz and the late Diana Dechowitz, devoted sister of the… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T18:09:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/bernstein4/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/bernstein4/#When:18:08:34Z On March 10, 2010,  SARAH R. (nee Geber), beloved wife of the late Jack B. Bernstein, loving mother of David Bernstein of Ohio and Ira Bernstein of Baltimore, Md., loving mother-in-law of Saralee Bernstein, devoted sister of Philip Geber of Baltimore and the late Harry, Hymie, Benjamin and Jerry Geber, and Edith Cohen. Cherished grandmother of Jessica, Jason… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T18:08:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/freddie_prinze_jr/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/freddie_prinze_jr/#When:16:28:01Z When it comes to changing diapers muy rapido, Freddie Prinze Jr. claims he’s in a league of his own. “I’m good at it. I’m fast,” the handsome Mr. Prinze, who portrays agent Cole Ortiz on “24” this season, told George Lopez recently on “Lopez Tonight.” “I can time myself—46 seconds.” Mr. Prinze—the son of the late “Chico… Celebrities 2010-03-11T16:28:01+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/oren_offers_to_return_to_irvine_university/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/oren_offers_to_return_to_irvine_university/#When:12:00:49Z Israel’s U.S. ambassador has offered to return to the California university where students interrupted his speech last month.   Michael Oren in an open letter Monday said he would meet with students at the University of California, Irvine who disagree with his point of view.   The letter to the university community was published… News - National 2010-03-11T12:00:49+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/reform_movement_balks_at_israel_civil_union_bill/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/reform_movement_balks_at_israel_civil_union_bill/#When:12:00:37Z The Reform movement strongly protested the advancement of a civil union bill to the floor of the Israeli parliament.   The Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee on Tuesday authorized the bill to advance for a second and third reading in the Knesset next week.   The Union for Reform Judaism registered its strong opposition… News - Israel 2010-03-11T12:00:37+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/moishe_house_bringing_community_to_budapest_jews/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/moishe_house_bringing_community_to_budapest_jews/#When:12:00:30Z When 29-year-old Eszter Susan announced on Facebook last September that she had moved into a Moishe House, few of her friends knew what she was talking about. Six months later the rambling, high-ceilinged apartment she shares with two other young women has become a focal point of Jewish involvement for dozens of Budapest Jews in their 20s. There… News - International 2010-03-11T12:00:30+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/shach/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/shach/#When:11:27:05Z On March 10, 2010, JOYCE E. (nee Chaid), devoted wife of the late David L. Shach, loving mother of Louis Daniel Shach and Laura Ilene Brokaw, both of Baltimore, Md., dear mother-in-law of Pete Brokaw, loving sister of Gloria Shaffer of Baltimore, Edward Chaid of Baltimore, and David Chaid of San Jose, Callif. Beloved grandmother of David Brokaw.… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T11:27:05+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/jordan1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/jordan1/#When:11:23:35Z On March 10, 2010, LILLIAN (nee Streicher), beloved mother of Elaine and Hugo Kuntz of Delray Beach, Fla. and Emily Gordon of West Palm Beach, Fla. Devoted grandmother of Nancy and Andy Siegel, Jimmy and Amy Kuntz, Lenny and Karen Schloss and Stephen and Nikki Gordon, cherished great-grandmother of Michele Simon, Jason, Simon, Elizabeth Kuntz, Michael Schloss, Carly… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-11T11:23:35+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/corey_haim/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/corey_haim/#When:15:10:27Z
]]>Sadly, the drug epidemic in this country has claimed yet another famous victim, actor Corey Haim. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed that Haim, 38, who battled substance addiction for several years, was found unresponsive in an Oakwood, Calif., apartment last Wednesday morning and pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center. His Israeli-born mother,… Celebrities 2010-03-10T15:10:27+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/jewish_authors_estate_accuses_rowling_of_plagiarism/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/jewish_authors_estate_accuses_rowling_of_plagiarism/#When:13:40:50Z It could be the script for a best-selling novel or a blockbuster film. Instead it’s the real story of the estate of a bankrupt Jewish author who died in London more than a decade ago and now is at the center of a “billion-dollar” copyright case against J.K. Rowling, the multimillionaire author of “Harry Potter” fame. Adrian Jacobs,… News - International 2010-03-10T13:40:50+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/amid_furor_weiss_backs_away_from_rabba_title/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/amid_furor_weiss_backs_away_from_rabba_title/#When:13:40:45Z On the eve of a conference marking the expansion of leadership roles for women within Orthodoxy, the trend’s most prominent rabbinic proponent has backtracked from his near-ordination of female rabbis amid intense criticism. Rabbi Avi Weiss promised he would not ordain any more women with the title “rabba,” a feminized version of “rabbi” that had drawn widespread condemnation… News - National 2010-03-10T13:40:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/israel_wants_to_produce_nuclear_energy/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/israel_wants_to_produce_nuclear_energy/#When:13:40:23Z Israel announced its interest in producing electricity from nuclear energy at a conference in Paris.   Syria announced the same intention at Tuesday’s conference hosted by France to promote nuclear reactors.   “Israel is interested in being part of the circle of countries producing electricity from nuclear energy,” Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said at… News - Israel 2010-03-10T13:40:23+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/levinstein/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/levinstein/#When:11:12:24Z On March 9, 2010, REVA SONIA “SUNNY” (nee Gerrell), loving wife of the late Morton Levinstein, devoted mother of Ann Kaine of Owings, Md. and Joan Levinstein of New York, cherished mother-in-law of Brooke Kaine and Peter McGuinness. Dear grandmother of Laurie Gerrell Unruh. Funeral services and interment in Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery - Berrymans Lane, on Thursday, March… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-10T11:12:24+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/levine9/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/levine9/#When:11:09:32Z On March 9, 2010, BARBARA (nee Heit), beloved mother of Mindy Hamme of York, Pa. and the late Ellen Jean Levine, mother-in-law of Chris Hamme, cherished daughter of the late Ida Dorothy (nee Lapping) and Max Heit, sister of Allan Heit of Monroeville, Pa. Loving grandmother of Emily Louise Hamme. Services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Inc. on… Milestones - Obituaries 2010-03-10T11:09:32+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/foreman_to_defend_title_at_yankee_stadium/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/foreman_to_defend_title_at_yankee_stadium/#When:13:30:49Z Orthodox boxer Yuri Foreman’s first title defense appears to be a go for Yankee Stadium on June 5. A scheduling conflict with a bar mitzvah at the year-old stadium has been worked out, setting the stage for Foreman (28-0) to face former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2) for the WBA junior middleweight crown, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum… News - National 2010-03-09T13:30:49+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/conversion_bill_nearly_causes_coalition_crisis/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/conversion_bill_nearly_causes_coalition_crisis/#When:13:30:33Z Israeli lawmakers debated a conversion reform bill sponsored by the Yisrael Beiteinu party, averting a coalition crisis for now. In an emergency session of the Knesset Law Committee on Monday morning, members discussed the bill, which would allow municipal rabbis to handle conversions and permit only the president of the High Rabbinic Court to annul a conversion, but… News - Israel 2010-03-09T13:30:33+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/african_tribe_descended_from_jews_dna_tests_show/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/3432.stm/african_tribe_descended_from_jews_dna_tests_show/#When:13:30:11Z DNA tests on the Lemba tribe of central Zimbabwe and northern South Africa show that they are of Jewish or Semitic origin, the BBC reported.   The tribe’s customs are similar to Jewish ones, including male circumcision, ritual animal slaughter, abstaining from eating pork and wearing skull caps. And their oral tradition claims they are descended… News - International 2010-03-09T13:30:11+00:00