I had the pleasure of attending a dinner where Jesse Owens spoke about his experience in the 1936 Olympics in Germany (“This Week in Jewish History, July 29).
If you are a Jew who doesn’t eat bacon or shellfish because Judaism prohibits eating pork products and shellfish — but you do eat chicken and beef that have not been slaughtered according to halachah (Jewish law) — do you keep kosher?
I am an avid reader of the Jewish Journal who found the recent article “Ringling Bros. Circus Has Been a Feld Family Affair for Three Generations” very disturbing (July 22).
I understand those who yearn for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. I do, too.
Felix Mendelssohn Wasn’t Jewish
In 2000, when Sen. Joe Lieberman was the Democrats’ vice presidential candidate, almost every member of my extended family (for the record, not my immediate family — neither of my sons was of voting age) voted for the Gore-Lieberman ticket.
I’d like to thank Rob Eshman for his insightful response to the Orlando tragedy (“Pulse and Pride,” June 17).
I want to respond to Michael Rubinstein’s letter regarding political cronyism (June 10).
I have had the privilege of debating five of the top seven “25 Most Influential Living Atheists” as listed at SuperScholar.org:
There is no clear evidence to show whether Donald Trump is strongly pro-Israel or anti-Israel (“Trump and Israel,” May 13).
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