Published 04.SEP.08 The brooms came out in full-force on Aug. 31, as the Astros swept the Cardinals in a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. However, even more exciting than showing St. Louis how the game of baseball is played, was showing more than 35,000 fans a side of Israel that is seldom acknowledged in today’s world. (more)
By AARON HOWARD 04.SEP.08 Exhibit of artist’s works opens in Deutser Gallery on Sept. 7
History is harsh to painters. In certain periods of art history, a few celebrity painters get the recognition, either because their art is appealing or their lives are intriguing. Consider the abstract expressionists, for example. The names Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko come to mind. (more)
Published 04.SEP.08 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise welcomes Professor Ranan Kuperman, a senior lecturer at the International Relations Division at the University of Haifa, as the inaugural Joan and Stanford Alexander Visiting Israeli Professor at Rice University for the 2008-’09 academic year. (more)
Platelets needed Published 04.SEP.08 Platelet donors desperately needed for 25-year-old Jewish woman from out of town. Kathryn Meacham, patient no. 754592, is being treated at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for a rare type of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will undergo a stem cell transplant, which is similar to a bone marrow transplant.
Especially needed are many platelet donors who have type B blood; however, all types are welcome.
Contact Anita Osman, 281-488-3356, who is coordinating the platelet donors.
August in Houston, within the middle and high school athletic world, is typically filled with the buzz of the upcoming football season, fall baseball or volleyball tryouts, the welcoming close to the oppressive summer heat and the beginning of another school year. However, for the Jewish community, it was all about the Games: Team Houston at the JCC Maccabi Games. (more)
JH-V DEADLINE & OFFICE HOUR CHANGES Published 28.AUG.08 Labor Day Open Friday, Aug. 29, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Monday, Sept. 1
Rosh Hashanah Early deadline for Oct. 2 issue, Friday, Sept. 26 Open Friday, Sept. 26, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 29 Closed Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday, Sept. 30
Yom Kippur Early deadline for Oct. 16 issue, Monday, Oct. 6 Closed Thursday, Oct. 9
By ELLEN C. BURCHINE 28.AUG.08 With more than 150 years of youth-focused service to its credit, scores of young adults across Texas recount that stipends from the Jewish Children’s Regional Service afforded them the opportunities that led them to discover their chosen professions. In the greater Houston area, 9,100 young people, annually, receive financial assistance for overnight camp, college, and a variety of special needs from this long-established agency. Houston native, Dallas’ Rabbi Jeremy Schneider (Temple Shalom) and the Israeli Consulate’s press officer, Aaron Friedman, a new Houstonian, are only two of its many successes. (more)
