Glorifying DiMaggio, but Not His Times
By the time you read these words, the death of Joe DiMaggio will be old news.
By the time you read these words, the death of Joe DiMaggio will be old news.
Now that the race for prime minister is on, the main challenger, Labor Party leader Ehud Barak, has suddenly become dynamic.
Jewish leaders often lust for media attention, but mention the Jonathan Pollard case, and most dive for cover.
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.
There was an awkward moment at the State Department one July morning, when officials sat down to discuss the latest foreign tirade against Jewish influence in Washington. Nobody was sure how to respond.
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.
Tired of spinning the same old dreidels, eating the same old latkes, singing the same old tired songs year after year on Chanukah? Well, the personal computer and the World Wide Web provide a fresh approach to the holiday, combining ancient traditions with new technologies.
The urgent telephone call came on Monday, Oct. 20, for Rabbi JohnRosove of Temple Israel of Hollywood. A crisis was brewing in Israel,said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, head of the Association of Reform Zionistsof America.