E.J. Kessler
By E.J. Kessler
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News Chertoff Takes Heat for Slow Response
As the Bush administration finds itself under fire for its slow response to Hurricane Katrina, much of the criticism has focused on a favorite of the Jewish community: Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Homeland Security. Political leaders, disaster preparedness experts and reporters are all pointing fingers at Chertoff’s leadership. The criticism became especially…
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News In Storm-ravaged Gulf, Heroism, Help and Silence
As pundits and politicians from both parties decried the government’s slow response in wake of Hurricane Katrina, major Jewish organizations avoided any criticism of President Bush or his administration. When asked for comment, two leaders of the country’s largest synagogue movement, Rabbi Eric Yoffie and Rabbi David Ellenson, bemoaned the response and the country’s class…
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News Storied Name Faces Feisty Rival In N.Y.’s District Attorney Race
A surprise endorsement has injected a sudden dose of suspense into a feisty campaign that could spell the end of one of New York City’s most storied political careers. The race pits challenger Leslie Crocker Snyder, 63, a tough-on-crime former state judge and prosecutor, against incumbent Robert Morgenthau, 86, Manhattan’s longtime district attorney and heir…
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News Memo on Holocaust Hero Provides Taste of Roberts’s Legal Thinking
In 1984, when Judge John G. Roberts was a young legal adviser to President Ronald Reagan, he was asked to give his view on a matter pertaining to the fate of World War II-era Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. Wallenberg, whose efforts saved many Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, was then thought to be held captive…
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News Indictments Shed Light on Aipac ‘Spying’ Probe
The indictment of two former pro-Israel lobbyists last week on charges that they shared classified information with foreign officials and others is throwing light on the much-debated question of what is behind the so-called Aipac “spy” scandal. Some observers in the Jewish community argue that the indictments are the culmination of a long-running effort by…
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News In Judiciary Battle, Conservatives Are Turning to ‘Kosher Sex’ Rabbi
In the heat of the fight over the Supreme Court, Christian conservatives are turning to a rabbi best known for his book, “Kosher Sex.” Rabbi Shmuely Boteach, author and radio talk-show host, is to be among the speakers at the next “Justice Sunday,” the second in a series of extravaganzas put on by a consortium…
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News Battle Over Tactics May Split Labor Federation
A looming fight may lead to the breakup of the country’s major labor federation — and to changes in the way unions organize and wield their political clout. At the heart of the struggle is the future of the AFL-CIO, the 57-union federation headed by president John Sweeney. His leadership is being challenged by a…
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News Pro-Palestinian Group To Push Divestment for AFL-CIO
A far-left pro-Palestinian group is seeking to bring a resolution to the floor of the AFL-CIO convention next week demanding that the labor federation divest from Israel Bonds and from companies doing business in Israel, according to Jewish labor activists who hope to counter the measure. The group, Labor for Palestine, failed in an earlier…
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