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Jewish Angst

Gene Lichtenstein September 7, 2000

Recently, a Chinese-American doctor was monitoring my heart as the speed and incline were increased on the treadmill during a stress test. Perhaps he wanted me to relax; perhaps he was bored and was trying to make conversation. Apropos of nothing but my presence on the treadmill, he casually tossed the question at me: \”What do you think of Lieberman as the vice presidential candidate? Were you surprised?\”I gave a perfunctory answer, yes and no, and then heard myself say, \”When I was a boy, his nomination would have been astonishing. Jews were outsiders then. But now we\’re part of the U.S., just like any other white American.\”

Rock the Pope

Rob Eshman August 31, 2000

The rabbi is upset with the public protest from Jewish leaders over the Vatican\’s beatification of Pius IX this coming week.

Bringing My Father Home

Karen Shoff August 31, 2000

I wasn\’t ready to write off my father so quickly. His lifelong spunk and fantastic attitude were factors that I believed could help prolong his life and perhaps enable him to recover to some extent.

A Tale of Two Liebermans.

Stuart Schoffman August 24, 2000

\”Is America a great country or what? (APPLAUSE)
Yes it is. God bless America, land that we love.\”

– Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Los Angeles, Aug. 16, 2000

Like most American Jews, I\’m a Democrat by tradition and temperament. Still, I understand why some Jews might not vote for Joe Lieberman. Nowhere is it written that you should vote for someone just because he\’s a Jew. For some American Jews, Lieberman is too liberal. For others, too conservative. Another reason why I like him: He doesn\’t quite fit in any box.

Survivor, Shmurvivor

Debra Askuvich August 24, 2000

I\’ve been going to Jewish camps since 1985 and can lay bare my heart with the best of them. But I\’ve never attended a camp as intense as BCI, and my expectations for an epiphany are high, perhaps ridiculously so.

The Great Divide

Gene Lichtenstein August 24, 2000

Who are your readers, a friend asked me recently. He is not Jewish, which perhaps explains the question.I gave a pat answer: Young and old; men and women; observant and secular; liberal and conservative; survivors and their offspring; families that often trace their history through three generations. The usual; you\’ve met them all. I waved away the question.

With Power Comes Responsibility

Gene Lichtenstein August 17, 2000

From a Jewish perspective, this past week in Los Angeles was a tremendous success. Among other things, it tended to confirm the influential role of the Jewish community in L.A. From the parties that President Clinton attended to the panelists at the Shadow Convention who derided and dogged the very proceedings at Staples Center, Jewish organizations and activists were dominant figures.

Thoughts on the Lieberman Selection.

Rabbi Dov Fischer August 17, 2000

As a centrist observant Jew working in the secular professions, I am particularly struck by Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore\’s selection of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman as his vice-presidential running mate for the November 2000 elections.

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