David Geffen

Report the half-full cup Sir, – Why is “A fourth of Israelis say FSU immigrants have hurt society” (November 30) the headline, instead of the…

Standing alone Sir, – I don’t think I have ever been as proud of our prime minister as I am at this critical point in the negotiations with the…

31. David Geffen Age: 67. Net worth: $5 billion. A leading figure in the entertainment industry, Brooklyn-born David Geffen’s parents (his father…

When the atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945, my father,  Lt. Col. Louis Geffen, a judge advocate in the US Army since…

Aghast at Beilin Sir, – Yossi Beilin’s piece (“The new ghetto,” August 9) left me aghast. In 1993 and for some years after, someone might have…

Not too friendly Sir, – Regarding “Poland to extradite alleged Mossad agent to Germany on passport forgery charges” (July 8), a few months ago,…

Lesser of evilsSir, – I was somewhat surprised to read that Alan Dershowitz, the professor of law, prefers there be “no international law to unfair…

Fifty-eight years ago, 1952, one hundred budding football players turned out for their first practice at Vanderbilt University in Nashville…

Obama’s agendaSir, – When David Axelrod asserts that Jerusalem is the last item on the agenda to be worked out in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…

Coca-Cola is a reigning symbol of America around the world, and its patented formula a better-kept secret than many countries’ nuclear programs. Yet…

Modern BabelSir, - As unpleasant as is the prospect of Israeli officials abroad being arrested on grounds of war crimes ("Ya'alon, fearing arrest,…

There couldn't have been a better illustration to define the differences between mass pop culture and fringe pop culture. From left: Indie icon…

Requiem victorySir, - Re your letter criticizing the choice of Verdi's Requiem for a concert given by the great La Scala Company in Tel Aviv last…

What does it take for an American Orthodox rabbi to become a chaplain in the United States Army and to conduct Sedarim in Saigon during the Vietnam…

Dubious winSir, - I do not understand why Kadima is celebrating ("Kadima, Likud both claim victory and race to form rival coalitions," February 11).…

Steven Spielberg, arguably Hollywood's most influential citizen, co-hosted a fundraiser early last year, which netted $2.1 million for Hillary…

Perilous naiveteSir, - "The recognition sham" (November 15) said that for a true peace process to begin, the Palestinians must first recognize Israel…

Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of film producer and director Steven Spielberg, ending a…

Better disliked than pitiedSir, - May I comment on Gerald Steinberg's "Britain's obsessive boycotters" (May 30)? It is true that the British public…

Begin's coupSir, - Having made aliya in the summer of 1977 with our three American-born children, my wife and I were intensely hopeful that peace…