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1

s it "good for the Jews?" A new
site — goodforthejews.com
— provides a cute take on a
phrase that is an easily lam-
poonable part of how
American Jews view the
world.
The site opens with an
attractive, if inexplicable
graphic: rows and rows of
bright seltzer bottles, a photo
of Albert Einstein and a diet
Coke can.
There are no explanations
for these images, so use your
imagination.
In the middle is a big,
vivid graphic of a plate with a
container of cream cheese
surrounded by different kinds
of bagels.
Huh?
Click on that image, and
you get to the real heart of the site,
where the authors attempt to answer:
Is it good for the Jews?
Since humor, not enlightenment is
the goal here, your choices are limited.
Click on "politics" to find out who
among the current crop of presidential
contenders (well, not exactly current;
the list still includes the names of for-
mer Sen. Bill Bradley and Sen. John
McCain) is good for the Jews.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush doesn't
fare too badly. He may have a
"Goyishe kupp," we learn, "but he
comes from a good family, and his
mother looks like she could be your
Bubbie Helen from New York."
But the site hedges: "W" isn't exact-
ly a rocket scientist, it informs us, so
they'll defer judgment until later in
the campaign.
Vice President Al Gore is "boring,

but a mentsh." No equivocation here;
he's good for the Jews.
Pat Buchanan? "You're kidding
about this one, right?" the site's author
asks. But the Reform Party contender
could be good for Israel because his
election might spur a great new wave

of aliya [movement to Israel].
Monica Lewinsky is, well, you can
guess. Not great for the Jews. The
Dodgers — the site author apparently
still thinks longingly of their Brooklyn
origins — are good for the Jews.
Remember pitcher Sandy Koufax?
You get the picture. This isn't exact-
ly cutting-edge satire, but it's good for
a chuckle, and the idea is cute. Less
cute: a "miscellaneous" section that
seems to be nothing more than a col-
lection of the kinds of trite sayings
you can find in any strip-mall greeting
card shop.
"Your true friends love you any-
way." Gag.
Still, it's a fun little site and a wel-
come diversion from the serious busi-
ness of being Jewish.
Check it out at:
wvvw.goodforthejews.com

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