Daniel Treiman
By Daniel Treiman
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News Mike Huckabee: ‘Christian Leader’
We’re still waiting for the Giuliani “Lapsed Catholic Leader” video, and the Hillary Clinton “United Methodist Leader” video. I wonder why Joseph Lieberman never made a “Jewish Leader” campaign video? Whatever Huckabee’s doing, it seems to be paying off: The latest poll from Rasmussen has him first in Iowa. Although perhaps that showing is on…
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Life It’s Not Easy Being a Judeo-Christian Jewish Journalist
L.A. Jewish Journal senior writer Brad Greenberg — a self-described “God-fearing Christian with devilishly good Jewish looks” — is taking flak from some commenters upset that a Jewish newspaper would employ a Christian with a name like “Greenberg.” Writing on his God Blog, Greenberg mounts a defense of his employment at the Journal: 1) I…
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Life Correction: Muslims, Jews Worship Same God
Here’s a great correction from Sunday’s New York Times: A headline last Sunday about a Muslim man and an Orthodox Jewish woman who are partners in two Dunkin’ Donuts stores described their religions incorrectly. The two faiths worship the same God — not different ones. Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan. As an industrious collector of amusing…
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News NJDC Not Thrilled With Idea of Kucinich-Paul Ticket
Leftist Dennis Kucinich and libertarian Ron Paul may hail from opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they share a strong antipathy toward the projection of American power abroad and have both garnered cult followings with their respective long-shot presidential bids. They also happen to have developed a strong friendship in Congress, and have been…
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Life Saudi Envoy Calls Kettle Black
How’s this for jaw-dropping hypocrisy? The JTA reports: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States rejected recognizing Israel as a Jewish state “There are 1.5 million civilians in Israel who do not define themselves as Jewish,” Adel al-Jubeir told reporters at the U.S.-convened Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Annapolis, Md. “We do not believe states should…
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Life In Other Jewish Newspapers: Jews vs. Hamsters, Pews That Pay, Messianic Judaism Backfires
SCI-FI SHABBAT: An annual science-fiction convention adds Shabbat services to its programming, the L.A. Jewish Journal reports. JEWS AGAINST HAMSTERS: A Philadelphia alternative weekly is in hot water for putting a hamster dressed as an Orthodox Jew on the cover of its holiday issue. Critics say equating Jews with rodents has an ugly history. An…
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Life Yid Vid: Sarah Silverman for the Writers
Beth of Jewlicious thinks this video just goes to show that Sarah Silverman’s “a moron.” I disagree. I think she actually makes the writers’ case pretty well, albeit in her typical comic faux-moron fashion. Read the comments on the Jewlicious post for a lively debate about whether Silverman is funny or just vulgar. (I say:…
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Life John Podhoretz Spins a Saudi Prince
Here’s future Commentary editor John Podhoretz’s take on a recent interview that Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, gave to Time magazine: He says he will refuse to shake Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s hand, even though he is a seeker after peace. He never says there will be peace with Israel, only “normalization,” and…
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