COLUMN: How Time Magazine doesn’t care about journalism

Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
October 25, 2010

“In the week that three Presidents, a King and their own Prime Minister gather at the White House to begin a fresh round of talks on peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the truth is, Israelis are no longer preoccupied with the matter,” writes Karl Vick, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Time Magazine. The... Read more »

Muslim journalists interning in US describe challenges

Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
September 1, 2010

Over the summer, the Daniel Pearl Foundation gave Jewish Los Angeles a chance to understand the conflict in the Middle East through the eyes of the other side. In a panel discussion hosted Aug. 12 at the Steve Allen Theater in North Hollywood, two Daniel Pearl fellows, one from Egypt and one from Pakistan,... Read more »

Peace talks have started between Israel and Palestinian Authority

Leila Miller, Outside News Editor
August 30, 2010

Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian authority resumed Sept. 20 after 20 months, after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton worked with the United Nations, European Union and Russia – in a group known as the Quartet, which promotes peace in the Middle East – to clear the way for negotiations. Israeli... Read more »

Gilad Shalit’s father praises LA Mayor Villaraigosa in Boiling Point interview

Zev Hurwitz, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2010

Noam Shalit, father of the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, will not stand for Israel’s inaction regarding his son’s four-year captivity. So he’ll sit down for a bit. After 11 days of marching cross-country from their family home in the Upper Galilee, Noam and his wife Aviva settled July... Read more »

Reaction to Israel’s flotilla raid sparks student debate

Zev Hurwitz, Acting Editor-in-Chief, and Jaclyn Kellner, Community Editor
July 8, 2010

Israel’s decision to board a Turkish ship trying to reach Gaza through its blockade led to a passionate exchange of views at the year’s last Town Hall June 3, as Israel continued to wrestle with world reaction to the deaths of nine of the ship’s passengers. The ship refused orders to divert... Read more »

At least nine deaths in flotilla incident off Gaza; details still emerging

Zev Hurwitz, Opinion Editor
May 31, 2010

In a rapidly developing story, at least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers aboard a ship carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza. Four soldiers were injured including one critically injured when he was thrown to a lower deck by the ship’s passengers. An assortment... Read more »

Haiti: Disaster struck, and Shalhevet struck back

Jenny Newman, Outside News Editor
March 18, 2010

When disaster struck Haiti on January 12 in the form of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the response from within Shalhevet was swift and strong.  The next morning, freshman Erin Sharfman was walking around the school with a collection box, gathering money. Her solo efforts raised over $100 for Haiti that... Read more »

Jewish teens reach out to help Chile cope

Leila Miller, Arts Editor
March 18, 2010

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27 left the world stunned, especially after Haiti. But the Jewish community there, having experienced little damage itself, immediately started organizing aid, sending tons of supplies and dozens of young Jewish Chileans to the coast to help the destroyed... Read more »

Sleeping on the ground: Excerpts from Dave’s blog

Dave Chameides, Director of Sustainability
March 18, 2010

January 27 A long day has finally ended. We got here at about 7 am and went straight to the central hospital. When I say hospital, I don’t mean it like anything you’ve ever seen in Los Angeles. The guys who have been here since Day One told us that the hospital was overrun with rats. The poverty... Read more »

AHMADINEJAD WATCH: Iranian leader visits Kabul, adds to nukes

Jenny Newman, Outside News Editor and Jacob Ellenhorn, 9th Grade
March 18, 2010

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid his second visit to Afghanistan since 2005, coinciding with a visit from US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Ahmadinejad cited his reasons as ensuring the smooth passage of peace talks in the region, but he also too the oppertunity to accuse the United States... Read more »