WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YEAR,

EL AL TURNS FIFTY. TIME FLIES.

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NO REMORSE:
Palestinians
mourned-and
blamed Israel for
the death of Hamas
bombmaker
Mohiyedine Shari!:

HAPPY 5759. SHANA TOVA.

I S RA E

haven't vanished. Nor have even more
virulent, albeit less-known, figures.
But mainstream American spits out
overt anti-Semitism. The latent type is
prevalent, but no more so than racism
from whites toward blacks.
If there were ever any proof, key
figures in the infamous Monica
Lewinsky scandal were Jewish and not
one newspaper, other than Jewish
ones, gave a hoot.
That's not to say that veteran con-
certmasters can't hear the echo of the
past in the music of today. Russia,
other than America and Israel the
only other one million-plus reservoir
of Jews, in recent weeks again has
been thrown into turmoil. Lines for
emigration visas at Moscow's Israeli
embassy are picking up. To be certain,
all the world is still not safe for Jews.

ut in the end, the sympho-
•
ny of modern Jewish life
plays on, no finale in sight.
At times, the strings are
tweaked the wrong way and the horns
blow unseeming notes. But the con-
ductor — the Jewish hope for a
brighter future — perseveres, despite
not having reviewed the music prior
to going on stage.
And so, with another Rosh
Hashanah upon us, the Jewish people
in America remain blessed with
remarkable promise while confronting
their internal demons. And while
their number of musicians is shrink-
ing, the remaining ones seem more
skilled and focused than ever.
History's longest concert goes on. ❑

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