Comments on: Op-Ed: 25 Years And Still Counting

By: morristhewise

morristhewise — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:27:20 +0000

A Jew in prison bears a unique challenge, there is no community to shield him or place to hide. His worse enemies many times are Jew hating jailers who let sadistic inmates know that he is unprotected. The cornered Jew cannot help himself, and if he can afford it must quickly find a few bodyguards. The best choice would be an assortment of Rabbis, corrupt jailers , and gang leaders. If he is broke he better find something to offer or else he will be psychologically tortured and driven insane.

By: doneel

doneel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:42:02 +0000

Just complaining doesn’t help anything

By: doneel

doneel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:40:58 +0000

What are we going to do for Jontathan Pollard now?
When we were asked to write to the White House and call them, we did (my wife and I, every day). He is in our prayers! What does he need now? Is it money, to finance an appeal? Is it pressure and public opinion to sway the public officials? Are there suggestions or recommendations from Young Israel that we should be acting on but do not know about? Does Just complaining about not doing andoesn’t help anything.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:05:05 +0000

Pollard has been eligible for parole for 15 years but has never applied. Unfortunately, since Pollard’s sentence, parole has been abolished for persons newly convicted. Pollard could have gotten out years ago but Shalom Rubashkin may be stuck.

By: fiftyseven

fiftyseven — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:04:52 +0000

Its not my opinion only, its the way many people see it. when a newspaper tries to be “unbiased” at the wrong time, then they should be called out for it. yes i mean “unbiased” the term may sound wrong to you but at the moment but thats “their” way of thinking. (and btw i very often read the hamodia too)

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:48:21 +0000

#9 WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT
Both papers were uniting klal yisroel thru fundraising ,tefilahs and appeals for letter writing. Why do they both have to give pound for pound on every single issue under the sun? Hamodia does talk about JPollard often while Yated does not, so what?

By: HaLeiVi

HaLeiVi — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:53:46 +0000

Should we spend our days protesting everything that’s wrong?! Do you realize that there were no public gatherings about Rubashkin until recently, when the sentencing was imminent. Something was happening and we reacted. Once we arrange protests for this and for that you’ll start hearing complaints about how come we don’t protest the situation in Zimbabwe. Are we a nation of protesters?

By: askan

askan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:01:18 +0000

Fifty seven,
Obviously you don’t read the Hamodia and that’s fine. However if you would read the paper you would know that Hamodia has been vocal and passionate in the rubashkin case. Every editorial of that paper has Mrs. Lichtensteins approval or handwriting. Every news story they cover has her editorial oversight. I’m not her defender but the lessons of the rubashkin fiasco is we need more achdus not more bickering and finger pointing.Be smart or be quiet but please don’t be nasty. Smr and pollard and shalit and samit all needs more zchusim and so do we.

By: fiftyseven

fiftyseven — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:00:43 +0000

Ruth; if you want then, you can use your newspaper Hamodia to spin up sympathy for Pollard, i have no objections. Give it a try. But if at the same time your downplaying this right worthy cause, (even though you don’t intend to) Then ask yourself this question: Why was Hamodia sitting silent for the past 2 years? why did we treat this like “just another piece of news”? First show us your effort in raising Public awareness and fundraising for Sholom Rubashkin, then you can ask about Pollard. Why would you take away the inspiration that Has united klal-yisroel? Is that the opinion of your gedolim?

By: Thinking

Thinking — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:52:06 +0000

Has everyone forgot Gilad ben Aviva who wasn’t zocheh to “rot” in an american jail, didn’t commit any fellonies or espianoge but has been incarcerated for four years already and there were no tehilim rallies for him even though his crime ws that he was trying to protect klal yisroel!