Charles Manson went to Boys Town. He didn't make Father Flannigan's distinguished alumni list. Four days after he arrived, he escaped, stole a car and committed two armed robberies. He was 13 and growing.
Most people know the rest.
The romance between American Jews and Israel appears to be in danger of going flat. In the 50-year relationship between the Jewish state and the wealthiest community in the Diaspora, some of the milk has spoiled and a lot of honey dried up. We are not rational people. Neither are you fathers, but this is a Mother's Day column, so please don't interrupt. Mom wouldn't like it.