{"id":1057,"date":"2007-11-05T09:56:15","date_gmt":"2007-11-05T16:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2007-12-05T17:42:45","modified_gmt":"2007-12-06T00:30:45","slug":"where-will-sam-zell-take-the-struggling-tribune-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1057","title":{"rendered":"Where will Sam Zell take the struggling Tribune Company?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connie Bruck writes in The New Yorker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Zell, who was raised in an Orthodox household and is a supporter of Israel, says that his religion has never been an issue in Abu Dhabi or in other Arab countries. “In no way, shape, or form do I hide the fact that I believe in Israel—open kimono!” he declared, using one of his favorite expressions to somewhat bizarre effect. But, he continued, “from the beginning of civilization Muslim rulers had Jewish advisers. I think it is actually a plus.”<\/p>\n

…At twelve, he bought Playboy<\/em> magazines in downtown Chicago for fifty cents and sold them for three dollars to friends in Highland Park, where his family had moved.<\/p>\n

…“I’m an immigrant’s kid. I have a very different perspective on the world than somebody who grew up in Chicago and led what I would call a normal life. I think that being Jewish means that you’re vulnerable forever. Was there a stronger Jewish community anywhere in the world—more intellectual, more successful—than Germany in the late twenties and early thirties, before Hitler? And seven years later they’re building concentration camps! So, do I expect something like that to happen in the United States? Of course not. Do I think it could? Absolutely.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Connie Bruck writes in The New Yorker: Zell, who was raised in an Orthodox household and is a supporter of Israel, says that his religion has never been an issue in Abu Dhabi or in other Arab countries. “In no … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-los-angeles-times"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t