Ranan Luke

A view of Lurie's
"back yard" In
Greenwich, Conn.,
dominated by his
flowing art.

worst political mistakes and aggravating the
United States and the Arab world by
building settlements [in the territories] and
not allowing for the negotiations to try to
take shape."
Mr. Lurie said he is very proud of his
Jewish heritage, but, like many Israelis, is
not religious in a conventional way.
"In Israel, we did not have to unite
through synagogues to be Jews," he said. "I
consider myself very religious. But my
religion is creativity."
So what's next in the crowded life of
Ranan Lurie?
"I'm going to write a book about my im-
pressions of the media in different countries,
their intrigue, their shenanigans and the
way they operate," said Mr. Lurie, who has
already published ten books of his car-

toons.
The book about the media, he said, would
have to be "a true and honest biography
[because that] would be the only way to
make this believable. If I wrote about myself
as a novel, it would seem too farfetched:' ❑

Ron Ostroff is editor of a New Jersey
weekly newspaper for attorneys.

LURIE'S WORLD

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