Fixated on Ghosts, Overlooking the Living Jo-Ann Mort’s August 12 “Letter From Berlin” is a perfect example of how some view the glass as half empty while others see it as half full (“Waves of Emptiness Mark History in German Capital”). I, too, was in Berlin recently. As the daughter of a Viennese man who…
Attack on Evolution Is Dressed-up Creationism I was very disturbed by David Klinghoffer’s attack on science in his August 12 opinion column (“Toward Theological Evolution”). He advocates that “Intelligent Design” — the idea that it is not possible to find naturalistic explanations for some traits in living things — should be embraced by Jews. He…
Berg the First Ballplayer To Be Big in Japan? A July 29 article on the return of Gabe Kapler to the Boston Red Sox reports that Moe Berg is thought to have been the first Jewish ballplayer “to set up shop in Japan” (“Batter Back in Boston”). Berg did play in Japan in the 1930s,…
Rabbi a Model Soldier A July 1 article on the appointment of Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff to serve as an advisor to the Air Force as it responds to problems at the Air Force Academy is written to the point, but doesn’t do full justice to the individual (“Air Force Taps Rabbi To Aid on Academy…
Reform Movement: Scalia Beyond the Pale A July 15 article reports that the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism “considers Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — the conservative judge that President Bush indicated is a presumptive mold for future nominees — as being well within the judicial mainstream” (“Jewish Groups Backing Away From Talk of…
Ignore Shoah Deniers I take issue with a July 8 article on the Institute for Historical Review (“Holocaust Revisionists Take On Mideast Policy”), not because it was poor reporting but because printing it displayed irresponsible journalism. A study of the psycho-social background of most Holocaust revisionists would, in all probability, find people who grew up…
Give Proper Credit on Civil Rights Movement A reply to the June 24 editorial on the conviction of Edgar Ray Killen is in order (“What They Did”). I write as a 50-year veteran of the civil rights struggle, having first joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and helped found its first…
Group Backed Bolton A June 24 article on President Bush’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations fails to mention B’nai B’rith International’s support for John Bolton’s nomination (“Groups Buck White House on Bolton”). In fact, this support is a matter of public record, as B’nai B’rith International sent letters of support to the members…
Paper’s Refusal of Ad Upholds Torah Values One wonders if a Jewish newspaper that decided not to accept ads for non-kosher restaurants or for Sabbath bingos would ever find itself the target of outraged criticism (“Buffalo Synagogue Boycotts a Paper for Nixing Gay Ad,” May 27). Yet the owners of the Buffalo Jewish Review, Rita…
Airing Bias on NPR The attack by Samuel Freedman in a May 27 opinion article against the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, as well as his defense of National Public Radio’s Middle East coverage and his claims about initiatives by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are alarming considering that he is…
Virtual Shoah Survivors I want to congratulate opinion columnist Leonard Fein for his courage in tackling the issue of the March of the Living program (“Too Young To March?” May 13). I am not a stranger to marches. I was 12 when the Germans made us march from our homes through the length of our…
דאָס בוך איז גרונטיק געפֿאָרשט, לעבעדיק אָנגעשריבן — אָבער אידעאָלאָגיש באַפֿאַרבט
