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Teresa Strasser January 29, 1998

There\’s nothing so intoxicating as when a mentor singles you out,shining the warm light of approval all over you.

It seems you can\’t throw a cat without hitting a story about Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who may or may no thave engaged in untoward relations with President Clinton. We maynever know exactly what transpired between the two, but it has captured the world\’s attention more than any other of the president\’s alleged dalliances with the opposite sex.

A Woman’s Voice

Jewish Journal January 29, 1998

Thoughts of Monica Lewinsky consumed me this week. Her name, her face, the too intimate details of her life. I couldn\’t escape the 24-year-old former White House intern whose allegations against the president have brought on the worst political crisis of the decade. No matter how much I know, I\’m compelled to go deeper. There\’s a story that the media is missing. For me, she\’s a Jewish girl, a Jewish daughter. She is my younger, more naïve self. She is one of our own.

Did you know

Jewish Journal January 29, 1998

The New York Times devoted 1,500 words last Sunday to a biographical profile of Monica Lewinsky, the 24-year-old woman who allegedly had an 18-month affair with President Clinton and who has been accused of lying about it under oath.

As Bibi Smiles, the Palestinians Sweat

Larry Derfner January 29, 1998

For the record, the Netanyahu administration is expecting business as usual from President Clinton, despite his troubles with the likes of Monica Lewinsky.

Who Is

Tom Tugend January 29, 1998

After word leaked out that the family of Monica Lewinsky belonged to Sinai Temple in West Los Angeles, the full-court presswas applied by members of a media desperate for any details even remotely connected to the alleged White House sex scandal.\n\n

A Commitment toEducation

Ruth Stroud January 29, 1998

In a move that many see as a turning point for the future of Jewish education in Los Angeles, the Jewish Federation ofGreater Los Angeles board agreed last week to almost double the amount that the Federation gives to Jewish day and Hebrew schools.

The Chief of Staff

Diane Arieff January 22, 1998

Abraham Joshua Heschel said that he prayed for one thing: the gift of wonder. He prayed for astonishment, for the capacity to be surprised. As he wrote, \”I try not to be stale. I try to remain young. I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendouslysurprised at life and at ideas. This is to me the supreme Chassidic imperative.\”

Wiesenthal Report:

Tom Tugend January 15, 1998

Jewish refugees fortunate enough to make it into Switzerland during World War II, were, in most cases, interned in forced-labor camps, required to perform hard physical labor under primitive living conditions, and separated from their families.\n

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