When a Jew Is Not a Jew

By Daniel Treiman

Thankfully San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew, charged today with mail fraud by federal prosecutors, is not one of us. Alas, neither is Norman Jewison.

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When a Jew Is Not a Jew

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