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Jewish World Review
Jan. 23, 2003
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Nothing speaks more loudly to a child than a good parent's quiet example.   —   Unknown

ABOUT JWR'S FUTURE

Not long ago, I found myself in the office of a corporate CEO. This fellow is known as a philanthropist, and I was trying for YEARS to meet with him.

After exchanging pleasantries, he became very serious. "If your own readers don't support you," he asked from behind his wide mahogany desk, "then why should I?"

Was the question insensitive? Obviously. But he had a point.

Unlike the CEO, there should be no reason for me to make a "pitch" to you about what JWR is --- and why it needs support.

We defend the values YOU hold dear and do so with elegance and eloquence.

And yet … and yet, we need more and more of our readers to care -- that means you, all of you -- that we have the resources to keep on keeping on. (I'm SINCERELY grateful to those who have contributed!)

For those who aren't aware, JWR is not some multi-million dollar company. It is still a one-man-show run out of a Brooklyn basement.

To be blunt: We need your help and we need it now.

As much as I like to think positively -- it's my nature -- there comes a time when reality sets in. After discussing JWR's situation with "experts," we decided on a few possible scenarios. Here they are. We could …

1) reduce our publishing schedule to twice or three times weekly.

2) become a subscription-only service with a semi-annual charge

3) offer free and "premium" tracks, which would require a fee

4) spruce up our advertising by adding pop-ups. (They are annoying, but they pay well.)

I would like things to stay the way they are, but without funding it's an impossibility.

What we have NO intention of doing is folding. We know the impact we are having in the cultural debate. And, then, there all of those warm letters we receive.

I am NOT asking you to stop reading if you can't make a donation. But I AM reassuring you that you need not be embarrassed if you can only give a small amount.

Whatever the amount, it will be greatly appreciated. At this point, ANYTHING, and I do mean ANYTHING, is better than nothing. Let's not be forced to change how JWR is run.

I've quoted the CEO. Now, let me quote a reader, James Graper: "Should I trust you with my mind but not my money?"

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In gratitude and friendship,
Binyamin L. Jolkovsky,
Editor in Chief




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reality check
'Palestine' for Dummies
By David D. Perlmutter

This journalism professor and historian sits and waits for a brave journalist to ask an obvious, fact-driven question. And I fantasize that perhaps some foolhardy but honest -- apparently none exist -- U.N. administrator will announce that "Frankly, there are hundreds of peoples more deserving of a homeland and we should be helping them and ignoring the Palestinians…"



advice
Ask Wendy
By Wendy Belzberg

Honor thy parents, buy them a fancy condo?; my kid caught me lying; kid's teacher gossips about him
~~~
You can ask her anything --- but be prepared for the answer!





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It's Not As Tough As You Think: How to smooth out life's bumps (NEW SERIES. YOU'LL ENJOY IT!) Don't be bored!





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Slim chances: No need to spurn the spuds in your diet plan

High Court limits Fair Housing Act liability

High Court to rule on whether states can force drug makers to extend to all consumers the price rebates and discounts usually reserved for Medicaid recipients

Colo. may drop primary to save money

Everyday Cheapskate: The wonders of white vinegar

Sleeping mask helps acid reflux sufferers

Going graphic: How brainstorming can become so productive so quickly with a graphic interface called a mind map

Dr. Peter Gott: Breast densities are not necessarily ominous; social phobia; advantage to unsaturated fat?

Bruce Williams on JWR: Is a low-cost e-business possible?; Is it necessary for us to have a will to avoid probate?



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James Lileks: People who'd volunteer for the Iraqi army if they saw Saddam wearing a "Free Mumia" button (OUCH!)

Evan Weiner: Turning San Diego into an armed camp

Catherine Seipp: My So-Called Sitcom Life

Steve Young: Can we really blame HBO for terrorism?

Argus Hamilton's political zingers!

On language By Richard Lederer: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (FUN!)


U.S. ASKS DELTA AIRLINES TO LOSE SUITCASE BOMBS
Domestic airlines to step up luggage losing program
  —  Andy Borowitz

Mark Goldblatt: Derrida, Derrida, Etc.: The philosopher as king

Anne Applebaum: There is little applause nowadays for folks who are "pro-business and pro-environment"

Capital Comment: Daily news notes, political rumors and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world

Edward I. Koch: We absolutely can't back down (IMPORTANT!)

Zev Chafets: A peace movement that's going nowhere

David R. Kotok: Keep your eye on the U.S. dollar

Dan Abrams: Why the feds should not give up on the prosecution of alleged 20th hijacker in a federal court

David Limbaugh: On trusting a murderous dictator

Tresa McBee: A (bleeping) outrage: One act of protest (GREAT!)

Wendy McElroy: Gambling with race and gender cards

Clarence Page: Affirmative action will be remarketed under new name

Debra J. Saunders: SUV backlash backlash

Jonathan Rauch: Has Bush bitten off too much? (THOUGHT PROVOKING!)

Robert Tracinski: The Iraq charade

Matt Towery: Are the current round of presidential polls disingenuous?

Norah Vincent: The Thirty Years War: Dem candidates need to learn that to be against abortion is not to be against feminism (MUST-READ!)

Ann Coulter: Dems don't have the constitution for racial equality

Larry Elder: Chinese athlete gives American lesson in colorblindness

George Will: Holdovers From the '60s

Cal Thomas: GOP guvs mimic Dems

Thomas Sowell: A deadly pretense





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Mallard Filmore

J. D. Crowe (NEW CONTRIBUTOR!)

Jack Higgins

John Cole

Ed Gamble

Gary Varvel

Wayne Stayskal

Jeff Koterba

Bob Gorrell

(Att. working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note. And readers: We're always open for suggestions!)


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Find Jewish Learning in Your Area
Previously:

Binyamin L. Jolkovsky: A song for the spirit

The Jewish Ethicist: Boy Right to revenge?

Dennis Prager: Why Jews and blacks vote Democrat

Jonathan Tobin: You're on your own now, Joe

Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer: Fruit for the Soul

Martin Peretz: What the Palestinians still haven't figured out

Richard Sale: Israel joining the 'War on terror': Will begin staging targeted killings in US, other friendly countries

Burt Prelutsky: Chopin doesn't a hero make

Anne Applebaum: War without myth




Jeff Jacoby: Israeli restraint makes terrorism more likely

Doug Marlette: How do you say "freedom of speech" in Arabic?

Nadia Matar: Jane in Jerusalem

Bill Bennett, Jack Kemp, and Jeane Kirkpatrick: Twenty Facts about Israel and the Middle East (IMPORTANT!)

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