news & features

• German Jewish writer Stefan Heym dies in Israel at 88

• U.S. offers rewards for Mideast terror tips

• JDL declares L.A. arrests ‘a political prosecution’

• Parents can’t sue JCC over Furrow shooting

• Vouchers omitted from school bill, but concerns remain

• U.S. Report

• Failed U.N. resolution rebukes both the Palestinians and Israelis

• Poll shows Jews support Bush; Democrats downplay its import

• Holocaust survivor to carry Olympic torch in Washington

• Twisted trading cards: Swap Yasser Arafat for a bin Laden?

• Jews fear anti-Semitism more than intermarriage

• Fox News rapped for claiming Israel hid Sept. 11 tip from U.S.

• World Report

• Ariel Sharon facing a mutiny in battle over new budget cuts

• Is Arafat’s call for an end to terrorism really believable?

• Will residents of Jerusalem get to bite a kosher Big Mac?

• Women rally troops to fight bill banning prayer at Wall

• Israelis seek diversions to escape reality

• New law blocks the early release of Rabin’s assassin

• Mideast Report

• 5-year-old local Jewish brew raises glasses to success

• Palo Alto JCC turns to Texan as new executive director

• Berkeley Chabadnik attacked in alleged hate incident

• New Chumash making its way to Conservative synagogues

• Jewish Cyberlinks: For a far-out experience, go to Berkeley band’s site

• Terrorism stressing Joint’s resources, director tells JCF

• $1 million Taube Center at JCC to focus on instilling pride

• Arafat is uniting Israelis at the center, MK says in S.F.

• With hearts full of song, Internet pair meet in Concord

• Prolific professor takes serious look at Jewish funny men in new book

• Looking for some Dec. 25 fun? Possibilities abound

• Does Sharon have ‘secret plan’ to oust Arafat and create a moderate Palestinian regime?

• Local teen trip to Israel is slated—with extra precautions

columns

• We need to pick up cues and communicate clearly

opinions & letters

• 2002 can only be a better year

• Amid rising fears, are we gutting the U.S. Constitution?

• We must condemn all terror tacticians, JDL included