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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.

Israeli-Style Fitness

Orit Arfa August 24, 2000

Maybe it\’s no Sports Club/LA in its luxury and beauty, but the Elite Sports Center at Tel Aviv University is one of the best sports clubs in Israel, with facilities and services that may make even the premier sports club in L.A. a little envious.

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.