Word: chutzpah
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...mention all this to put my criticism of Dershowitz's latest book in the context of my respect for the author. Notwithstanding the narrow-sightedness, self-righteousness and infuriating egotism that pervade Chutzpah, a quasi-autobiographical reflection on being Jewish in America, it's hard for a principled liberal not to like Dershowitz. He is, after all (to use a completely inappropriate metaphor), our patron saint...
...FLAGRANT SELF-PROMOTION in the book comes as no surprise to anyone acquainted with Dershowitz's talk-show hopping, but it is annoying nonetheless. Even in this age of "alibiography," I expected the book to reveal some of the foibles, frailty and folly that make humankind an interesting species. Chutzpah has none of that...
Talk about chutzpah. Did ITT chairman Rand Araskog deserve the 103% raise that jacked his pay up to $11.4 million last year and made him one of America's best-paid executives, even though his company's profits rose just 4%? No way, say furious investors led by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund. Calpers, which holds 1.15 million shares of ITT stock, or about 1%, is so steamed over Araskog's raise that it has threatened to vote to oust the company's directors at the annual meeting next week...
...should come as no surprise that law professor and first amendment-maven Alan M. Dershowitz has titled his new book: "Chutzpah: Candid Reflections on Being Jewish in America." After all, Dershowitz is an outspoken supporter of many Jewish causes, and he is never short on chutzpah. Here, Dersh offers a definition of "chutzpah" as only...
...define chutzpah as boldness, a willingness to defy tradition, to demand what is due and to raise eyebrows. I want [my] book to be read by college-bound students, by the kids whose Jewishness will be challenged. I want them to be prepared...