That group could be helped quickly, by being offered, using their expertise, part-time work. If only stigma could melt like ice cream. We know that because of this article and the willingness of the Bulletin editors to cover it, the conference was well attended and a huge success. Everyone I spoke to was so very impressed with the way Wall handled this very sensitive topic. Thank you from all of us who participated, all the members of the conference committee, and, most of all, everyone who attended because they read about it in the Bulletin.
Bulletin is very disturbing to anyone with feelings for living beings.
The experiment with pigs he describes is disgusting and reprehensible if true, but it sounds more like a horror story than a factual procedure. We have heard and read the often gory details of victims' conditions after bombings. The power of pulling the kosher certification of the Red Ox should be accompanied by the responsibility of advising the public of the reasons for denying the community easy access to kosher foods in Walnut Creek and the immediate vicinity. If this was a social issue, it is likely we would have heard from both religious and lay leaders in the community. However, because this is a Jewish conflict involving traditional practices, there seems to be an effort to cover up the real problem.