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November 27, 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:46:00 EST

The Gender Gap Isn’t Only at the Top: The information contained in the November 13 article “Jewish Women Lag Behind Men in Promotion and Pay,” regarding the large discrepancy in pay and promotion between Jewish women and men in Jewish communal organizations, is not new.

November 20, 1989

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:00 EST

What Happens When Jews Stop Serving?: Deborah Dash Moore’s informative and poignant opinion piece, “The World That Jewish Veterans Built,” raises troubling questions about the contemporary relationship of the American Jewish community to military service (November 13).

November 13, 1989

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:00 EST

The U.S. Military Has Been Good to Jews: Your story on the tragic loss of Captain Benjamin Sklaver in Afghanistan was significant on that basis alone, but it also brought up the issue of the relative dearth of Jews in our armed forces (“Officer’s Death Highlights Dearth of Jews in the Military,” October 23).

November 6, 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:17:00 EST

On Abuse, the Catholic Church’s Progress: Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s representative to United Nations organizations in Geneva, noted that the Catholic Church has been “cleaning its own house” and that other institutions “could do the same” (“Vatican’s New Defense on Child Molestation Charges: Finger-pointing,” October 16).

October 30, 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:59:00 EST

Putting Victims First*: I am writing this letter to correct any misimpressions that may arise as a result of quotes from me that were published in your October 23 article “Rabbis Still Want Role in Abuse Cases.”

October 23, 2009

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:55:00 EST

An Orthodox Exodus: I was surprised and disappointed to see you print the old-school canard that the liberal streams of Judaism will inevitably disappear due to intermarriage, with only Orthodoxy thriving in the future (“The Jewish Future, in Black and White,” October 16). This outcome has been predicted for decades with no tangible proof that it’s happening.

October 16, 2009

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST

Desmond Tutu Was Not Right About Israel: Desmond Tutu was wrong about Israel, and so is letter-writer Martin Hird (“Desmond Tutu Was Not Wrong About Israel,” October 2).

October 9, 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:55:00 EST

Defending Democracy In Honduras: The rule of law and democracy must be restored in Honduras (“Jewish Groups Take Sides in Honduran Strife,” October 2).

October 2, 2009

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:00 EST

Desmond Tutu Was Not Wrong About Israel: In your September 18 editorial “Despairing Words,” you take Desmond Tutu to task for “implying that Israel resembles apartheid.”

September 25, 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:23:00 EST

With Ehud Olmert, What Could Have Been: Your September 11 article “Hidden in Olmert Indictment Are Charges That He Swindled U.S. Jews” reported that pro-Israel organizations allegedly “unwittingly ponied up tens of thousands of dollars in false travel expenses for Olmert that he used as a personal travel fund for himself and for his friends and family.”

September 18, 2009

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:03:00 EST

Where Are the Reform Outreach Centers?: In your September 4 article “Largest Outreach Effort for Alums of Birthright Raises Concerns,” Reform rabbis Eric Yoffie and Andrew Bachman express concern over what is being taught at the Jewish Enrichment Center, which is staffed by Orthodox rabbis, and call for greater pluralism in Jewish outreach efforts.

September 11, 2009

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:57:00 EST

‘Crazy Eddie’ Cousin Slurs Syrian Jews: We at the Sephardic Community Federation were shocked and appalled by the Forward’s decision to print Sam Antar’s slanderous comments about our Sephardic community without any substantiation (“‘Crazy’ Eddie’s Cousin, a Former Fraudster, Speaks Out on Syrian ‘Subculture of Crime,’” September 4).

August 28, 2009

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:00 EST

Sudan Still Needs the Jewish Community: Your August 14 editorial “Save Sudan” explained in great nuance the complexities of the situation in Darfur.

August 21, 2009

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:36:00 EST

Those Who Wish To Receive Organs Must Also Give: The issues relating to Jews and organ transplants are indeed troublesome (“How Kidneys Are Bought and Sold on Black Market,” August 7).

August 14, 2009

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:14:00 EST

Let’s Not Let Norway Off Too Easy: Your August 7 editorial “Norway and the Holocaust” cites Norway’s condemnation of Knut Hamsun, its pro-Nazi Nobel laureate in literature, in responding to critics of Norway’s chairmanship of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Rebirth.

August 8, 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:35:00 EST

In his July 17 column “Who Is an Israeli?” Leonard Fein states that “Israelis haven’t a clue as to how to think about, let alone deal with, their society’s diversity.”

July 31, 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:19:00 EST

This They Call Leadership?: It was more than a little dismaying to read of the meeting between a delegation of representatives of Jewish organizations and President Obama (“Jewish Leaders Give Obama No Push-Back on Settlement Freeze,” July 24).

July 24, 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:32:00 EST

A Price Paid in Terror for Prisoner Releases: Haim Watzman correctly observes that there are terrible dilemmas involved in seeking to secure the freedom of kidnapped Israelis like serviceman Gilad Shalit (‘Gilad Shalit’s Plight, and Israel’s Dilemma,’ July 10).

July 17, 2009

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EST

The Real Revelations Of the AIPAC Case: How truly sad the circumstances to which Larry Franklin has now been reduced (“Once Labeled An AIPAC Spy, Larry Franklin Tells His Story,” July 10).

July 10, 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:00 EST

Blaming the Victims Of the Mullahs’ Hate: Leonard Fein’s attempts to rationalize the hatred of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward Israel in “After the Uprising, Whither Iran?” is perplexing (July 3).