Florida Goes For Romney; Did Boca Show Up?
A smaller percentage of the GOP electorate was Jewish than in 2008
Withholding
A review of 175 major Jewish Republican donors shows that many who gave in the 2008 primary have yet to pony up for a GOP candidate. Why the wait?
Key Netanyahu Funders Also Back Rick Perry
Florida’s Falics have provided half of Bibi’s donations
Hizzoner
Ed Koch, the 86-year-old former mayor of New York City, is still active as a writer and commentator. He spoke to Tablet Magazine about his politics, his Judaism, Israel, and his tombstone.
On the Mountain
Gutzon Borglum, the monomaniacal sculptor of Mount Rushmore, was an anti-Semite, but also the kind of wise-hearted artist praised in this week’s parasha
Messinger: Jewish Service Must Be Real Service
Focus on needs, not college applications, says former NYC pol
Giuliani Race-Baits Brooklyn Jews
If Bloomberg loses, it could be Dinkins redux, he implies
Ben-Gurion
The Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
