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The Jewish Week Features An Ad Seeking A Pornographer

The Jewish Week is a newspaper subsidized by the New York Jewish Federation and edited by Gary Rosenblatt. It runs ads from Monster.com, including this Wednesday evening (look on the far right of this screen capture): I was shocked and … Continue reading

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How Are Jewish Newspapers Holding Up?

Newspapers are in a terrible bind around the world as readers migrate to the web to get their news and there is as yet no way for most publishers to earn a profit online. As I ask around at Jewish … Continue reading

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El Al Security Questions: ‘Are these your bags? Did you convert to Judaism? Why?’

When I flew El Al to Israel in July 2000, I volunteered that I had converted to Judaism and I was happy to discuss why I had converted with the El Al security guy in front of all my friends … Continue reading

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