For some reason, it\’s rare that anyone sets me up. You would think being a thin, employed, Jewish heterosexual with a full head of hair, long eyelashes and a great sense of humor would be a gimmie.
In a key scene in \”Masterpiece Theatre\’s\” \”Daniel Deronda,\” adapted from George Eliot\’s 1876 novel, the hero attends a Zionist meeting.\n
From his posts at the European Union and the Commerce, Treasury and State departments, Stuart Eizenstat was the administration\’s \”point man\” on Holocaust restitution, with a unique portfolio to pursue the assets that were looted from Nazi victims.
Without realizing his ideas would culminate in a book, Ed Feinstein began writing down his thoughts more than six years ago. He collected the most common questions children asked him — most having to do with why bad things happen to good people.
Four \”Roseanne\” seasons and several failed sitcom pilots later, a WB executive urged Amy Sherman-Palladino to pitch an hour-long show to the network. Her response was \”Gilmore Girls,\” whose pilot featured dialogue she had scribbled during that fateful trip to Washington Depot.
It is hard to know for sure how many Jewish sailors may be among the thousands of Navy personnel — including 102 fighter jet pilots who have been training for months to take out mobile targets like Scud launchers in the western part of Iraq that would be in striking distance of Israel.
As a stand-alone goal, the removal of Saddam, even killing him, is morally justified. From the Jewish point of view, he is a rodef, a pursuer.
Terrorism cannot be fought on one front and ignored on another. To defeat terrorism worldwide, America needs to be consistent and uncompromising. Kabul and Baghdad should be just the first steps.
The CST model may not be a perfect fit, and it wouldn\’t replace increased help from the local and federal governments, but a closer look at it may provide a new and improved way to address the increased security needs of our community.
Stanley Hirsh shared a vision of a newspaper that could serve as a kind of hub for an increasingly diverse and far-flung community.
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