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Jewish World Review
Dec. 19, 2002
TES
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
  —   Albert Einstein

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?"

Donations are tax deductible.

To give electronically, please click HERE.

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




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geo-politics
Saudis still play Santa to Arafat
By Zev Chafets

Israel isn't going to let Yasser Arafat celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem this year. That's because the Palestinian leader has been a very bad boy. But don't worry, Santa is coming --- and not from the North Pole, either.



first person
Toying with maturity
By Jim Sollisch

The writer, who recently went in search of a gift for his 7 year-old niece, reports from the cultural frontlines, where "Lingerie Barbie" -- pictured above -- is not the creation of a pervert, but now considered "mainstream."





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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!)
Run for your life





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You snooze, you learn?

FDA will begin requiring health claims on food products and dietary supplements be backed by scientific evidence

Dr. Peter Gott: Novel approach to athlete's foot --- and other conditions

Bruce Williams on JWR: Identity theft is rampant; ATM debate



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Charles Krauthammer: Lott fiasco exposes conservative split (SUPERB!)

Argus Hamilton's political zingers!

Tresa McBee: Smells of stigma

Richard Lederer: On language: Why I deserve welfare --- actual letters (FUNNY, BUT SAD!)


NORTH KOREA URGES FARMERS TO GROW MISSILES
More weapons needed to feed hungry nation, Pyongyang says   —  Andy Borowitz

Matt Towery: We ain't all rednecks, y'know!

Anne Applebaum: Iran is beginning to look a lot like Poland in the '80s (EXCELLENT!)

Jerry Nachman: Rep. J.C. Watts on the Trent Lott controversy

Dan Abrams: Requiring Pakistani and Saudi male visitors to register with the INS

Bill Schneider: Why Gore dropped out --- he never grasped one of politics' most important lessons (DIFFERENT!)

Jonathan Turley: Back to the admissions morass

Robert Tracinski: The Dems' sorry lot

Benjamin Shapiro: King Fahd's plan to conquer America

Dick Morris: Lieberman the frontrunner

Eve Tushnet: 'Tis the Season... For Bad Charities?

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

Mort Zuckerman: Put-up or shut-up time

Linda Chavez: Lott's BET Interview Seals His Fate

Suzanne Fields: It's Sunday Night Live

Larry Elder: A Lott of double standards (COURAGEOUS!)

Ann Coulter: Dems: A Lott of trouble

Cal Thomas: Panderer-in-chief





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Mallard Filmore

Lurie's World

Jack Higgins (OUCH!)

Gary Varvel

Bob Gorrell

Gary Brookins

Wayne Stayskal

David Cox

Michael Ramirez

(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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Jonathan Tobin: An end to the deception




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Rabbi Berel Wein: Weakening Jewry in an effort to fortify it

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Gary Rosenblatt: Gifts You Won't Find Elsewhere

Dennis Prager: A Jew defends evangelical Christians

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

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