Random: May 2002 Archives

According to this article in today's Chronicle, people tend to stay put in the Bay Area and put down roots. "Though the Bay Area has a reputation as a highly mobile place -- where new arrivals come to seek their fortune, and longtime residents get sick of the congestion and leave -- it is actually a pocket of stability compared with the rest of California, according to new census information that also shows residents are moving around less than they were 10 years ago." Not too surprising, since once you find a place to stay here, you tend to hold on to it (with teeth and claws, if necessary)

...According to this article in Ha'Aretz Jewish papers in Argentina are filled with ads from communities everywhere from Ecuador to Switzerland inviting them to come make their home there. (I had no idea Ireland had such a tiny Jewish community...I think if it was up to me, that's the one I'd pick!) Yet Israelis (many of whom are looking to start over elsewhere) are not welcome in many of those places because they are perceived as not contributing to the local (Diaspora) community. (Which begs the question...how can anyone believe there's a global Jewish conspriracy when we can't all stand each other!!?!)