Three popular art museums around D.C. are collaborating on a three-artist retrospective that celebrates the achievements of the "Modern American Genius."
Throughout the summer, the cutting-edge contributions to the art world of Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns and Barnett Newman will be on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection and the National Gallery of Art, respectively. Each museum will be hosting an exhibition dedicated to a seminal body of work from one of these major trailblazers, each of whom helped to elevate the stature of modern American art on the international stage.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
EU Carbon Tax Scheme Riles Up U.S. Airlines
Tensions are continuing to escalate between the European Union and countries around the globe as the EU maintains its implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which went into effect for airlines on January 1 of this year.
U.S. airlines, however, along with their counterparts in nations such as China and Russia, have balked at being forced to pay millions of dollars in fees based on how many tons of carbon dioxide their aircraft emit and have threatened to retaliate.
U.S. airlines, however, along with their counterparts in nations such as China and Russia, have balked at being forced to pay millions of dollars in fees based on how many tons of carbon dioxide their aircraft emit and have threatened to retaliate.
Staff Serve as Invisible Glue That Keeps Hotels Together
From heads of state to globetrotting tourists, visitors to Washington have come to expect an experience worthy of the nation's capital.
A peak behind the scenes at some of D.C.'s premier hotels reveals a quiet cadre of dedicated service professionals working hard to ensure that the city's guests are well looked after.
A peak behind the scenes at some of D.C.'s premier hotels reveals a quiet cadre of dedicated service professionals working hard to ensure that the city's guests are well looked after.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Israeli, U.S. drives aiming to increase number of non-Ashkenazi bone marrow donors
A non-Ashkenazi Jew at best has a 40 percent chance of finding a donor, compared to nearly 70 percent for Ashkenazim, said Jay Feinberg, founder and executive director of Gift for Life, a bone marrow, blood stem cell and umbilical cord blood registry dedicated to recruitment within the U.S. Jewish community.
This discrepancy is due in part, Feinberg said, to the low number of non-Ashkenazi donors in the international donor registry -- in particular Jews from the Iraqi, Persian, Georgian, Bukharian, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.
This discrepancy is due in part, Feinberg said, to the low number of non-Ashkenazi donors in the international donor registry -- in particular Jews from the Iraqi, Persian, Georgian, Bukharian, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The LifeCyclist: Electronic invitations a growing trend, but many still want traditional paper keeps
My bat mitzvah invitation had bright purple embossed text on a hot pink card with my name enlarged in decorative script at the top and daisies adorning the bottom.
Twenty-plus years later, I remember eagerly waiting for my friends to receive the invitations and running home weeks later to check the mailbox for the return of the RSVP envelopes. Secured in a scrapbook, the invitation is a treasured memento.
Today, however, a rising trend in simcha invites may be changing the run to the mailbox into a dash for the email inbox and the card stock mementos into computer printouts.
No longer for holiday parties and happy hours only, electronic invitations are becoming an acceptable way for some to announce major life-cycle events, including b’nai mitzvah celebrations and weddings.
Twenty-plus years later, I remember eagerly waiting for my friends to receive the invitations and running home weeks later to check the mailbox for the return of the RSVP envelopes. Secured in a scrapbook, the invitation is a treasured memento.
Today, however, a rising trend in simcha invites may be changing the run to the mailbox into a dash for the email inbox and the card stock mementos into computer printouts.
No longer for holiday parties and happy hours only, electronic invitations are becoming an acceptable way for some to announce major life-cycle events, including b’nai mitzvah celebrations and weddings.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The LifeCyclist: Bar mitzvah honors late father’s wish, reflects son’s creativity
In his 2003 memoir “Lessons for Dylan,” Joel Siegel, the late film critic for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” asked that his young son someday sing the Shema prayer.“But, when you finish,” he wrote, “think about applauding on the inside.”
Siegel passed away in 2007 after a 10-year battle with cancer. Had he lived, he would have been applauding at the recent early Saturday evening service when his only child completed his nontraditional journey to becoming a bar mitzvah.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Survivors’ grandchildren feeling an obligation to share Holocaust memories
Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors -- often referred to as the Third Generation -- feel an obligation to share memories of the Shoah.
The bond that many in the Third Generation have with their grandparents has been noted by psychologists and researchers who have studied the effect of the Holocaust on families.
For many survivors, it was easier to share their experiences with their grandchildren than with their children.
The bond that many in the Third Generation have with their grandparents has been noted by psychologists and researchers who have studied the effect of the Holocaust on families.
For many survivors, it was easier to share their experiences with their grandchildren than with their children.
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