news & features

• Piroska Winkler, Hungarian-born survivor, dies at 84

• South Africa’s ‘blind chazzan,’ 96, just held his 3rd bar mitzvah

• Arabs slam Pipes’ ability to serve on U.S. peace institute

• It’s not Google, but Koogle.net searches for ‘Jewish’

• U.S. Report

• Palestinians dwelling in Iraq paying the price of a fallen regime

• Abbas, Arafat reach deal; Israeli-Palestinian violence rages

• Compensation claims in France nearly double over past year

• Army pushups meet rap music at seder in South Korea

• Troops pick up their Patriots and leave now that threat is lifted

• A different war engulfs Israel as budget battle looms

• World Report

• After Saddam’s fall, Israel ponders threat from Iran

• New Iraq may recognize Israel, bring financial relief

• Far-right British party aims for Jewish votes

• Settlers to use sex and sentiment to make their case

• Mideast Report

• New Jewish studies head foresees SFSU tensions easing

• SFSU professors elated by gift of Nuremberg trials transcripts

• Seder foods used as props in S.F. peace demonstration

• Stories of Schindler, Righteous Gentiles now on Web

• Trans-Atlantic connection lands rabbi for Kol Hadash

• Objectivity falls by the wayside in exhibit of Holocaust survivors

• ‘Sukkot in April’ to draw renovators

• 100 brachot a day can ignite ‘divine spark’ within, rabbi says

• Interfaith gurus bring skills to JFCS

• JCC hosts Holocaust program, ‘Shylock’

• Rabbi-for-hire Web site is yellow pages for simchas

• Reliving Exodus, local teens battle elements on desert trek

• Jewish funders are hunkering down for the long haul

• Sedergoers take ‘intermission’ to attend service at church

• Gen-X rabbis conveying wisdom beyond their years

• 60 years later, Warsaw clash viewed as both tragic, inspirational

columns

• Only when we recognize our sins can we truly atone

opinions & letters

• Lessons of the Warsaw Ghetto

• Baruch HaShem generation has seen some shock and awe

• Save your words, Sharon, Bush wants action instead

supplements

• Foundation continues work of a murdered daughter

• Kids learn young that doing a mitzvah can be fun

• Years on mommy track pay off for new Kehillah student recruiter

• JFCS honors ‘distinguished volunteer’: Survivor transcends personal tragedy by helping others

• Hard-working helpers still flock to Israel to aid army, hospitals

• From tutors to kosher cooks, many agencies seek helpers

• Israeli civilians step in to help stop terrorism