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‘Kerngate: Body blow, not knockout,” said a front-page headline in the January 10 Jerusalem Post in an allusion to allegations of financial impropriety made against Prime Minister Sharon and his two sons in connection with money received by them from Anglo-Jewish businessman Cyril Kern. And now that we have a Jewish context to discuss it…
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Lessons From Israel in Thinking About the Unthinkable
WASHINGTON — The twisted wreckage of a bus and the burnt-out storefront of a fast-food place. The glare of police lights bouncing off of body bags. Technicians picking though debris in full-body infection suits. When Ralph Morten sees scenes like these, they usually are on television news reports from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem or some…
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Secrets of the City
CHAPTER 59: BLOOD AND SNOW In Chapter 58, the bodies of dead yeshiva students were discovered in the snow. * * *| A SERIALIZED NOVEL By Anne Roiphe The snow was grand indeed, also relentless. It weighed down on the yellow crime-scene ribbons, causing them to fall and disappear into the rising drifts. The police…
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Jewish Agencies Working Overtime For Newly Jobless (Correction)
A story in the January 17, issue, “Jewish Agencies Working Overtime For Newly Jobless,” misstated Victor Plotkin’s age. He is 49, not 59.
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Sometimes a Gift Is Just a Gift — or Is It?
What does it mean when your mother gives you a pair of Freudian Slippers? Is she trying to tell you something? If your son gives you a Freud tie, is he alleviating castration anxiety? Sometimes a gift is just a gift, even if that gift bares the bearded, bespectacled face of Sigmund Freud. Here’s something…
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THE FEATHERMAN FILE
Of Noteworthy Items in the Press Spies Like Us: The privately run Israeli intelligence Web site Debka.com reports that the real arms inspection in Iraq is being carried out by special forces representing the United States, Turkey, Jordan and Israel. “This means the second [that] President Bush wants them to, those Special Forces will surround…
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Shower Me With Gyminis
Baby showers are goyish. I’m sorry, they just are, like mayonnaise, St. Barts and baton-twirling. I say this despite the fact that legions of Jews (me included) are having them. In the past, showers were a no-no because they tempted the ayin hara, the evil eye. Not only were you not supposed to bring any…
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Antisemitic Incidents Roiling Brooklyn
A rash of antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn has sent shivers through communities at the borough’s heavily Jewish southern end, prompting a local congressman to convene a town hall meeting this week where Democratic Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton were to appear, along with assorted state and local officials. Antisemitic incidents striking south Brooklyn in…
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A Gleaming Night at the Jewelers’ Gala; Siggi Memories
“Every day of my life, I bless America for giving me the freedom I enjoy,” said Gedalio “Gerry” Grinberg, chairman of the Movado Group and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the January 10 Jewelry Information Center’s inaugural Gem Award gala. Emceed by “Inside Edition” anchor Deborah Norville, the 700 black-tie guests at Cipriani…
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Eizenstat’s Book Cover Is Target of Swiss Lawsuit
In the latest twist to the Holocaust restitution saga, the main American negotiator of a landmark agreement with Switzerland has become embroiled in a scandal over the cover of his recently published book. A Swiss lawyer is suing Stuart Eizenstat, a former deputy treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, on the grounds that the jacket…
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The Fidelity of In-laws
When is an in-law not just an in-law? Henny Youngman jokes aside, there are times when a mother-in-law or father-in-law takes on the role of guide, mentor, comforter, surrogate parent. It’s a role not exclusive to in-laws, of course. Haven’t we all had times when a teacher or a youth leader or a friend’s mother…
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