Abraham Wyner
By Abraham Wyner
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Opinion I’m a statistician. Closing camp because of corona is a huge mistake
When the Reform movement announced that it would be shutting its camps for the summer, a rabbi friend broadcast on Facebook that he thought the decision, while regrettable, was nevertheless “prudent.” I disagree. A considered, well thought out decision has to think through both risks and rewards. It must grapple not just with possibilities but…
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Letters Israel’s Arms Support Of Myanmar Is Greatly Exaggerated
Dear Editor, Peter Beinart claims that Israel, as a Jewish state, has a special obligation to abstain from selling arms to Myanmar. However, his article fails to provide critical background information on which countries actually sell arms to Myanmar and how Israel’s sales compare to the total. The result was surprising. According to public data…
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News Why Do Women’s Salaries Still Lag Behind?
I was reading the Forward last year when a headline caught my attention: “Women Still Lag Behind.” The story compared the salaries of female and male CEOs of Jewish not-for-profit organizations, finding that the women’s median salary was only 66% that of men’s. The obvious conclusion is that women are underpaid. As a statistician, I…
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