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Final Ojlife January.Pdf JANUARY 2014 Itz Sym hak ph P ony er to llm sh an ow & ca & se Em SERVING OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON an u ee ll AA xx SPECIALSPECIAL SECTIONSSECTIONS EDUCATIONEDUCATION FromFrom PreschoolPreschool toto College,College, TeachersTeachers MakeMake aa DifferenceDifference HEALTHHEALTH ANDAND FITNESSFITNESS HealthyHealthy LivingLiving ItsIts OwnOwn RewardReward Inside January 2014/ Tevet-Shevat 5774 | Volume 2/Issue 12 SPECIAL SECTIONS 14-26 Education Teachers making a difference, The interfaith path of math, Hillel goes out to students, Yiddish revival, Explore preschools at Funfest, Bar mitzvah students make waves, Scholar inspired love of Torah 40-48 Health & Fitness Should vegan be the new kosher? Doc’s mission is to reduce amputations, The mental anguish of pet’s death, Mom-daughter team wins nationals, Dragonboaters paddle to fitness Upfront 10 FEATURES COVER STORY: Happy 100th birthday MJCC .......................................................... 32 How it all began Looking toward second century Big names on campus UPFRONT Cleaning Up: Beauty for the Beast .............................................................................10 BUSINESS Ins & Outs .................................................................................................................12 FOOD The raw talent of veggies ...........................................................................................28 Northwest Nosh tries pasta .......................................................................................30 SENIORS Newmarks swim to gold ............................................................................................45 You’re never too old to paddle ...................................................................................46 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Itzhak Perlman returns to Portland ............................................................................50 Emanuel Ax appears at Oregon Symphony .................................................................52 HOLIDAY New Year of the Trees ................................................................................................54 ISRAEL Cover Story Jeremy Ben-Ami speaks on two-state solution ...........................................................55 32 Israel needs to focus on UN’s final Iran deal ...............................................................56 Farewell to Arik Einstein ...........................................................................................58 COLUMNS 27 Soundbites 28 Chef’s Corner by Lisa Glickman 30 NW Nosh by Kerry Politzer 38 Fashionista by Kira Brown 53 Ask Helen 56 An Oregonian in Israel by Mylan Tanzer 58 Life on the Other Side by Anne Kleinberg CONNECT Cover photo: A new generation has fun at the MJCC: Top: Abe Kushner 59 Happenings: Previews and Catherine Ruzicka; front from 60 Happenings: Faces left Elizabeth Sacks, Grayson Markey, 62 Happenings: Calendar Christopher Ruzicka and Hannah Kushner. 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