Word: jewish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...took office, however, there has been a remarkable change in opinion. Most American Jews now seem to admire him as a tough-minded patriot and support his government. What caused the change? Why did American Jews rally behind Begin so quickly? Searching for answers, TIME Correspondent Don Sider visited Jewish leaders and laymen in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and Miami. His report...
...Begin, for example, dispatched a personal emissary, Shmuel Katz, on a month-long mission to the U.S. in early June. Working closely with the Israeli embassy in Washington, Katz met with National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, Congressmen and journalists, then traveled to New York and Chicago to confer with Jewish lay and religious leaders and more journalists. Says an Israeli diplomat who helped to arrange the trip: "He succeeded in dispelling the image of Begin as a wild...
Still, neither Shmuel Katz nor any single organization can be wholly credited with the swift turnabout in attitudes toward Begin. Also responsible was a series of extemporaneous efforts by hundreds of Jewish groups and thousands of individual Jews who feared that any wavering of support for the Jerusalem government-however hawkish the Premier -might endanger Israel's survival...
...version absolves the Sanhedrin and the Jewish crowds of their traditional role as villains and assigns it to the loutish Roman soldiers. The main instigator of the Crucifixion, however, turns out to be Lucifer. The Evil One mingles with the Jewish street crowds and accompanies Judas on his mission of betrayal. In one of the few lines with a parallel in both versions, Judas now says, "Oh what cursed gold I received, turning me into a traitor." The 19th century text goes, "Oh cursed money I received from you, the Jewish rot, the scum." Schwaighofer has also added other...