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I was surprised and saddened to hear that Gary Rosenblatt is planning to step down as editor of The Jewish Week (“Jewish Week Editor To Step Down After 26 Years,” June 28). I can’t picture the paper without him at its helm! Ever since I moved to New York from Toronto, I have always looked […]

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The distinction drawn between reparations for living relatives of people murdered during the Holocaust and descendants of black slaves raises some interesting questions (“Jews Cautious On Reparations For Blacks,” June 28). I think the distinction is one of relationship. Relatives can clearly trace themselves to specific victims. With descendants, it is not that easy. Perhaps, […]

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Jerry Steinman (Letters to the Editor, June 28) writes that about 132,000 German Jews reached the United States between 1933 and 1945. He failed to mention, however, that under the immigration quotas then in place, 348,745 Jews of German nationality (the actual term) could have been admitted. In short, the Roosevelt administration allowed only 37 […]

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