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Jewish Life, Cheap! On Sale Now by Norma Zager and Ari Bussel “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get…” Rene Descartes I am always astounded by the lack of value placed on a Jewish life. The fires raging in Israel are once again a reminder of the wholesale insignificance of Jewish blood in the global economy. The candles of our own Menorahs, now lit during Chanukah, remind us the efforts to destroy...

A Shanda! By Norma Zager Childhood memories of my grandfather remain bright. So often he’d watch the handful of television programs offered. Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle were among his favorites. From time to time he’d turn to my grandmother, point to a singer or comedian performing on the ancient black and white screen and announce proudly, “Yidden.” She would nod and answer, “yes?” He’d nod the affirmative and return to his program. I failed to understand then the importance of these “outings,” but now it is clear. There is a sense of pride for any minority when one of...