Word: neglecting
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...Whosoever saves a single Jew," teaches the Babylonian Talmud, "Scripture ascribes it to him as though he had saved an entire world." How then should one regard those who, out of indifference, cowardice or neglect, did not help Jews whose lives were in peril? The Holocaust raises that question with particular force. As Vice President Al Gore said at a commemorative ceremony in Washington last week, people who watched and did nothing share blame with the Nazis for the death of 6 million Jews...
...genuine smile and a slight trace of a Southern drawl. Originally from Memphis, home not only of the blues but also of his strong influence, the jazz piano legend Phineas Newborn, Jr. He is a main figure in the current vanguard of middle-generation jazz pianists who often suffer neglect as the media's spotlight falls on young lions and old masters. That is why Friday's concert was a fascinating twist; the middle man was the star, with older and younger in strong supportive roles...
Sullivan says one indication of University neglect is the inadequate facilities provided for VES classes...
During the meeting, Council rep- resentatives said they were consideringdownsizing the body by as much as one-fifth. Thereduction would come in response to criticism thatthe sheer size of the council allows somerepresentative to neglect their responsibilities...
...Neglect of the homeless was one Reagan-Bush legacy Bill Clinton angrily promised to change. Last spring the President ordered three members of his Cabinet to study the problem and propose bold solutions. Last week they did, in a private report to the White House that concluded that the nation's homeless population may have totaled as many as 7 million in the late 1980s -- far higher than any current estimate. The report, signed by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros, Health and Human Services' Donna Shalala and Veterans Affairs chief Jesse Brown, proposed spending large new sums...