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Rob Eshman November 16, 2000

Whatever happens in this election, we\’ll always have Lieberman. It is easy to forget now, amid the post-election chaos, just how momentous a day Aug. 8, 2000, was. Al Gore stood before supporters in Nashville (little did we know those may have been his only supporters in Tennessee) and called Lieberman \”someone with the experience, the character and the judgment to become the president at a moment\’s notice.\” Then Gore said words that should ring in the ears of American Jews from that day on: \”With pride in his achievements, I am here to announce my running mate for vice president, Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut.\”

Tight Races

Rabbi Dov Fischer November 16, 2000

Initially, one cannot help but think that the surge of retired, elderly Jews to Florida, augmented by this year\’s Lieberman Factor, has redefined Florida politics into an Israel-style method of governance. While the rest of America was voting and deciding on Tues., Nov. 7, Florida was telling us – just as Israel runs under Barak – \”Wait 48 hours, and then we\’ll decide.\” Two days later, as the last recount came in from Seminole County with Bush a nose ahead, Florida essentially told us, \”Well, wait 48 more hours, and then we\’ll really decide.\” Even today, Nov. 17, with all the incoming mail ballots from those Floridian voters stationed out-of-state in the military and on campuses tallied, we still have the proverbial 48 hours and more. Recounts. Manual recounts. Just like Barak\’s Israel.

Spellbound

Naomi Pfefferman November 9, 2000

\”I was in all of one spelling bee in my life,\” confides Myla Goldberg, the author of \”Bee Season,\” who\’ll read from her stunning debut novel at the Jewish Book Festival this week. The overachiever was in the fourth grade, and she smugly expected to win – until she was asked to spell \”tomorrow,\” her Achilles-heel word. She spelled it \”tomarrow.\”

Tough Jews

Naomi Pfefferman November 9, 2000

As twilight descended upon the forest of Ponar, Rich Cohen gazed upon the green canyons where the Vilna Jews died in the Shoah. He took photographs of the treetops, thinking of a survivor who had stared at the same trees while feigning death in one of the mass graves. \”I knew that the roots of everything growing were in ashes,\” says Cohen, the 32-year-old author of the Jewish-gangster tome, \”Tough Jews.\”

Next Level of Greatness

Dan Cohen November 2, 2000

The clear choice for president of the United States for the American Jewish community is Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.

Record of Leadership

Ralph Nurnberger November 2, 2000

Never in American history has the choice for American Jews in a presidential election been as clear and obvious as it is this year. Never.

Four Jews, Two Opinions

Rob Eshman November 2, 2000

Three out of four Jews favor Vice President Al Gore over Texas Gov. George W. Bush for president, according to a survey released this week by the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

Required Reading

Rob Eshman October 26, 2000

So now what? Does Israel dig in and prepare itself for a state of escalating, interminable siege? Does it try to get back to the negotiating table with Yasser Arafat? Does it do both?

Facing Truths

David N. Myers October 26, 2000

Having just learned that a cousin serving in the Israel Defense Forces was wounded in action, I find it painful, but necessary to speak out. The latest convulsions of violence have pushed Israelis and Palestinians closer to the brink of mutual destruction. Meanwhile, in the United States supporters of each side feel compelled to present their respective positions as just and moral. The bitter truth in this conflict is that there are no singular or exclusive moral truths.

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