Kesher Talk

Hip Hebrews: This was the heading on an amusing letter to the editor of the Washington Times on Jan. 14:

In Suzanne Fields' column, "Celebrating compassionate cool" (Op-Ed, Thursday), she makes the following statement: "Joe Lieberman is smart, but a yarmulke is not a ten-gallon hat. He's definitely not cool. (Jews rarely are.)"

I have never taken much issue with what Mrs. Fields writes, as I enjoy her column, but where does she get off saying Jews are rarely cool?

I have been a Jew all my life and definitely am cool. I think most of the Jews in the Israeli army are. I think Ariel Sharon is cool. It must be that the Jews Mrs. Fields herself knows are rarely cool.

RICHARD ROTHSTEIN
Forest Hills, N.Y.

posted by William @ 1/23/2003 08:35:31 AM