During a private audience at the Vatican, the head of the Simon Wiesenthal Center urged Pope Benedict XVI this week to lead a \”coalition of the good\” against international terrorism and threats from Iran.
Sure, I\’ve dated a fair amount, but the over-70 age range is one even I haven\’t yet ventured into. Don\’t have a clue as to what those gals have on their mind. But judging from the women I do know, I\’m guessing cats and jewelry wouldn\’t be too far off.
The moral — these many years later — is not immediately obvious. Yes, it\’s about what one person can do, but it is about much more than that. It\’s about leadership and about community organization
\”I think of Pompeii,\” wrote Anne Brener in a September article for The Jewish Journal. \”New Orleans was so beautiful.\”
When they write the story of the Jewish people at the turn of the millennium, I hope they won\’t forget the pickles.
Letters titled: Real Intelligence, Tisha B\’Av\’s Future, Pullouts Wake, Parent Punchline, Hope in HOUSE, A Scary Ghost Story and Settler Uncertainty.
Demonstrators rally in May against Israel\’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Gaza pullout plan in New York.
\”What interested me about the story was not the Holocaust,\” Nancy Keystone said. \”It was in what we did by bringing these people into the country and later by kicking them out. We whitewashed Rudolph\’s record when we decided he was important for national security. But when the game is over, can you really change the rules and is that justice?\”
\”The black-and-white snapshots revealed little worlds and scenes I wanted to bring alive in color,\” said Shelley Adler, whose \”Shades of Time: The Extended Family of Shelley Adler\” runs through July 1 at the Workmen\’s Circle.
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