news & features

• Israeli industrialist dies in Beijing at 76

• Rabbi pal of Buffett gives JTS $15 million

• How a small Orthodox group wrote a national story

• Balloons may carry cellular phone links

• Passover retreat offers hassle-free holiday in Yosemite

• Economist shines light on practices of Jewish charities

• Church-state issues could flare during this Congress

• News Analysis - Israel’s hot potato: Hamas extradition

• Israeli firms increasing global-market investments

• Clinton taking reins to steer peace back on course

• Jewish historians quickly shun suicide cult’s Masada analogy

• Groups scramble to control damage of looming welfare cuts

• Second Jewish university to open in Moscow in ‘98

• Netanyahu meets soldier who suffered a racist slur

• Swiss question if Jew should head new fund

• Racism fingered in Ethiopian soldier’s recent suicide

• Hezbollah is running network in Canada, security agents say

• French far-rightist asks European nationalists to unite

• Did Louvre realize art was stolen?

• Center offers refuge in war-torn Sarajevo

• Mideast Report

• Papers’ discovery may unearth stolen Czech goods

• World Report

• Officials of Russian Jewish region say they want to help Jewish life thrive

• 2 Argentines blame Jews for bombing

• Israel put $160,000 in Arafat’s account, newspaper says

• New data on Arad reported by German

• Israeli woman ordered to return her child to England

• Israeli lawmakers working to repeal direct elections

• Belarus discredits Russian Jewish journalist for `bias’

• AOL’s Jewish site honored; 100,000 monthly `visitors’

• Kosher class: fish napoleons to filled almond florentines

• East Bay Shorts

• Films in fest tackle Israeli teens, Russian emigres, Mexican pals

• Jewish lawyer wins big discrimination case for Arab

• JCC takes stock after chlorine accident, evacuation

• JFCS supports legal fight to protect emigres’ benefits

• Women’s rights are in jeopardy, maintains Israel’s top feminist

• JCRC director brings world-affairs skills to East Bay

• South Bay Shorts

• Haifa rabbi in S.F. upbeat on Israeli Reform’s future

• U.C. Davis presents week filled with Jewish culture celebrations

• RebbeSoul leader goes solo

• San Francisco Shorts

• Home exchange program offers hospitality to Jewish travelers

• Berkeley program to aid peace

• News Analysis: Conversion fracas could widen split among Jews

• UAHC camp renovates facility and changes its name

• News Analysis: Netanyahu says Arabs `ganging up’ on him

columns

• Shemini: Offering comfort that is manifest in silence

opinions & letters

• Just who is Yasser Arafat?

• Bay Area leads interfaith efforts, but more needed

• Jews must devote more time to uniting, not dividing

supplements

• JCI&R gives the lowdown on local activities for singles

• Volunteer Action Center creates matches for area mitzvah-makers

• Jewish groups pass over service summit, citing Passover

• Volunteers embark on new hunt for Raoul Wallenberg

• Poverty Action Alliance mobilizes volunteers and builds coalitions

• Sukkot in April: new opportunities to build community

• Training day informs information-givers

• Women perform mitzvahs money could never buy

• Calling all volunteers: information at your fingertips

• Camp Guide

• Doctor cares for African refugees with heart, army knife