Kol Hakavod to Forward columnist Marjorie Ingall (my teacher Carol’s daughter) for taking on this antisemite. You can read more about Marc Moran here. THE EAST VILLAGE MAMELE By Marjorie Ingall I always wanted an e-mail address to run with this column. I enjoy the immediacy of hearing from readers, without any filter. And I…
By Dennis Prager size> If you want to understand the Middle East conflict, Iran has just provided all you need to know. A massive earthquake kills between 20,000 and 40,000 Iranians, and the government of Iran announces that help is welcome from every country in the world . . . except Israel. This little-reported news…
By Associated Press January 6, 2004, 8:44 PM ESTsize> DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal spending was the topic and Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich came prepared with a pie chart to argue his point about a bloated Pentagon budget. But although many listened to Tuesday’s presidential debate, few could see the Ohio congressman’s prop. The…
Tug McGraw succumbed to brain cancer today. He pitched for the Miracle Mets’ team that won the 1969 World Series. In 1973, McGraw helped the Mets climb from last place to first in the National League’s Eastern Division, then reach the World Series and come within one game of winning the championship. It was in…
Condolences to the Birnholtz family on Kenny’s death. Kenny was one of my USYers and High School students at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Michigan. He was a USY chapter board member and a participant in Nativ (USY’s Year-In-Israel program) during his freshman year of college (1998-99) before attending the University of Michigan. He was a…
May 2004 bring health, happiness, and peace to everyone. Afgani: Saale Nao Mubbarak – Afrikaans: Gelukkige nuwe jaar – Albanian: Gezuar Vitin e Ri – Arabic: Antum salimoun – Bengali: Shuvo Nabo Barsho – Bulgarian: Chestita Nova Godina – Chinese: Chu Shen Tan – Corsican : Pace e Salute – Croatian: Sretna Nova godina! –…
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, few items have gained as much notoriety or aroused as much suspicion as box cutters. And other previously mundane objects, from crop dusters to the little knives attached to nail clippers, have drawn the concerns of those trying to keep the U.S. safe and inured a wary public to…
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We Hate Spam, Congress Says (Except When It’s Sent by Us) “Even as Congress was unanimously approving a law aimed at reducing the flow of junk e-mail, members were sending out hundreds of thousands of unsolicited messages to constituents.” -Since Jon Stewart is on vacation, allow me to rub my eyes and say “huuuuuuuh?!?!?” (c)…
From the Forwardsize> Card-Carrying Members of the Tribe Enjoy ‘Kosher Advantage’ By MAX GROSS Do you know Teddy Kahn? Probably not. That’s why he carries the Kosher Advantage card. Kahn never leaves home without it. The Kosher Advantage card occupies its own special place in Kahn’s wallet, and it is always with him when he…