Jews in Iowa
Stephen Bloom’s Aug. 24 Commentary, “American Gothic Meets Lieberman,” left me pondering just how “foreign” is the Jewish presence in Iowa. So I checked the Yellow Pages on my computer. Within minutes I learned there are Jewish congregations, temples, synagogues (all indicating a Jewish community) in Mason City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Sioux City, Waterloo, Ames, Council Bluffs, Ottumwa and Des Moines.
However the presidential campaign turns out, I expect there will be some interesting discussions in Iowa.
ABRAHAM HOFFMAN
West Hills
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What fun to cluck-cluck about Midwest yahoos, but didn’t you feel you were swallowing a bit too much when Bloom said that “the grocery stores carry pigs’ ears that customers pick out of a big wooden crate”?
DAVID TUCKER
Iowa City, Iowa
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