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An International Symbol ofNormalcy
May 1998. Israel turned 50. The weather has beenfabulous. We got a new dog. Otherwise, things are morecomplicated.
On the Firing Line
On Salah a-Din Street, the main street on the Arab side of thecapital, the spirit was very different. People kept their heads down,aware that they were being watched, aware that the Jews weren\’t toofond of them these days.
Dear Deborah
When itcomes to Jewish men and women and the great, complicated knot oflove, hate, passion, contempt and yearning, Jewish Journal readers –in this case, men — are outspoken.
The Proposition
Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.
Letters
J.J. Goldberg\’s column on Israeli Finance MinisterNeeman\’s proposal to gradually phase out American economic aid toIsrael missed several key points, leading readers to draw skewedconclusions (\”Foreign Aid as Shell Game,\” Feb. 13).
A Woman’s Voice
After spending months moderating aweekly chat room in America Online\’s Jewish section, I finally foundEmes, someone I could really talk to.
The Truth About the Media and Jews
Jonathan Tobin edits a Jewish newspaper inConnecticut, and his editorial opinions occasionally appear in TheJewish Journal. One such effort, \”Distinguishing Fact from FictionIsn\’t Getting Easier,\” was published on Jan. 23. Herewith some factto counter Tobin\’s fiction.
Maybe Stanley Mosk Isn’t Worried, But I Am
Mosk is California history with a heartbeat. He\’s the lone Democrat on the Court, its only liberal, and a living reminder of the greatest era in California legal history when our Court was the finest in the nation, a bellwether for individual liberties and establishing legal principles often followed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Common Ground
My little Long Island town had two shuls: ourConservative synagogue close to home and the one we called the\”other,\” across town. My parents never mentioned it by name. The shulwas Reform.
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