http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/12/27/ous-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-ford/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/12/27/ous-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-ford/#comment-75612 mycroft Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:04:14 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/12/27/ous-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-ford/#comment-75612 President Ford got along with Jews-in fact he had the unfortunate distinction of presenting an award to a major awardee who dropped dead at the podium while receiving the award. I remeber the next morning on CBS Radio News the commentary about "Death Strikes in the middle of the night"-would have been intereting and not inconsistent with a good Yamim noraim drash. One should also note like the Israeli press has since Fords passing that he was the first one to call for a "reappraisal" of the relationship with Israel. President Ford got along with Jews-in fact he had the unfortunate distinction of presenting an award to a major awardee who dropped dead at the podium while receiving the award. I remeber the next morning on CBS Radio News the commentary about “Death Strikes in the middle of the night”-would have been intereting and not inconsistent with a good Yamim noraim drash.
One should also note like the Israeli press has since Fords passing that he was the first one to call for a “reappraisal” of the relationship with Israel.

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