Because I'm technologically able to find a like-minded person on the other side of the globe, I'm also more interested in making friends with my next-door neighbor.

We have provided the young people with the tools to return to Jewish life, ... To see the young people singing at Shabbat and to see the elderly who have very little and not have to choose between food and medicine — to know we played a meaningful role was very moving.

This puts the Jewish community on the map as it relates to a very large and spread-out city, ... There have been programs spread around the city, but there has been no central address until now.

Simon Wiesenthal was an individual who made sure we didn't forget the atrocities visited on us just because of who we are and he made sure the individuals responsible were brought to justice. For that, the Jewish community owes him a great deal of gratitude and respect.

They did everything for him they could do, ... It seems like it's never about the victim. It's always about the prisoner and trying not to step on anyone's toes or do the wrong thing.

I think he probably picked up a good three percent of the votes and probably cements his [win] if they hold another election against Hoffa.