Monday, May 11, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
JTA: Jack Kemp: Friend of the Jews and righteous gentile - 'Jack Kemp will be remembered for many things. He was a man of ideas, intellect and compassion who cared deeply about justice, fairness and compassion. He was also a principled man with the strength to practically singlehandedly change the direction of an entire political party. It is easy to forget, but Israel did not always enjoy the bipartisan support it has today. The former New York congressman and vice-presidential candidate, who died last week at 73, overcame his party’s tendency toward isolationism and the inclination among Republicans to write off the Jewish vote. At a young age, as a result of a friendship going back to his high school days in Los Angeles with the daughter of Rabbi Max Nussbaum of Los Angeles, he developed an appreciation for Judaism and the Jewish people...'
