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President Barack Obama has picked Jacob “Jack” Lew, an Orthodox Jew, to be the White House’s next chief of staff. When he replaces Bill Daley next month, Lew — the current Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget — won’t be the first Jew to hold the highest ranking position in the Executive […]

[Ed. Note: Click to read a gross of articles written by or about Murray Zuckoff.] My introduction to Murray Zuckoff, of blessed memory, was the ash tray that adorned his desk at JTA. The concave triangular brass dish with rounded corners depicts the Biblical story of Eliezer meeting Isaac’s wife-to-be, Rebecca. The primary colors are plain […]