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 Menachem Rosensaft, in his Opinion piece, “The Sins of Pat Buchanan” (Feb. 24), provided a succinct, informative summary of why Pat Buchanan should be regarded as an anti-Semite. I would disagree, however, that Buchanan should be regarded as an “arch-conservative.” Thanks to the work of the late William Buckley, anti-Semitism has largely been removed from […]

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Rick Santorum’s comment that John Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech on the importance of church-state separation almost made him “throw up” gave us a tinge of nausea, concerned that he was misrepresenting an important issue. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for president at the time, sought to reassure the nation that his Catholic faith would not prejudice […]

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It may be refreshing for Francine Klagsbrun (“Synagogues Should Be More Welcoming,” Opinion, Jan. 13) to learn that our Orthodox shul, the Young Israel of Stamford, Conn., has been offering “free seating” to all for the High Holidays since the synagogue’s founding in 1979. This inclusion of Jews of all stripes to be a part […]

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