Devorah Friedman
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Devorah is involved in the greater Los Angeles Jewish community, although her base is in the Valley. Prior to UCLA, she spent a year abroad at Michlalah Jerusalem College (“Michlelet Yerushalayim” for the Israelis) where she studied Jewish texts and philosophy and learned the secrets of successful bargaining and fake Israeli accents, among other important things. She is currently a pre-psychobiology major and third-year student at UCLA. Devorah enjoys spending time with family and friends, but among her other favorite activities are learning, reading, hiking, punning, and politicking. She also likes to cook and bake for relaxation and pleasure, especially with tofu or harissa.

Ariel Sharon: a look at Israel’s recently deceased war hero and controversial politician

After the painful protraction of death for eight years, Ariel Sharon, 11th prime minister of Israel, passed away Shabbat afternoon in the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv. While in office, Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 that left…

MERS virus post-hajj

The big scare from October has died down: only one confirmed case of MERS-CoV has been reported in connection to the Muslim hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca and no pandemic has developed from infection-bearing pilgrims returning home and contaminating thousands of…

Are Jews a race? Schuette and university admissions

Trudging up or down Bruin Walk, one sees students advertising events or organizations, hawking wares, or simply skirting gaggles of visitors to UCLA. However, those passersby on Oct. 15 and 17 witnessed a campus-wide march to protest California’s Proposition 206,…

Are Jews a race? Schuette and university admissions

Trudging up or down Bruin Walk, one sees students advertising events or organizations, hawking wares, or simply skirting gaggles of visitors to UCLA. However, those passersby on Oct. 15 and 17 witnessed a campus-wide march to protest California’s Proposition 206,…

Religiously ROTC: the pros and cons of being Jewish in the US military

Rising tuition has long been a favorite gripe of college students, as those of us not blessed with the resources to get through education attempt to reconcile the harsh reality of paying many thousands of dollars per year and possibly…

Memories, friends and the future at CJS’s 20th anniversary

If you couldn’t find Room 314 in Royce Hall, all you had to do was follow your nose. The aroma of meat and vegetable pastries, cooked vegetable dishes, and decadent desserts began somewhere around the offices of the Italian Department…