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Andrew Blumenthal’s Biography

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Andy Blumenthal is a business and technology leader who writes frequently about Jewish life, culture, and security. All opinions are his own.

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Analysis: Too big to succeed

Analysis: Too big to succeed

After the 2008 meltdown of the U.S. financial markets, the federal government came to the rescue with a $787 …

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The Smartest Thing CIO Andy Blumenthal Ever Did

The Smartest Thing CIO Andy Blumenthal Ever Did

Editor's note: In this series, Public CIO set forth to find answers from several of the nation's top CIOs who…

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Encourage Social Networking, Without Discouraging In-Person Meetings

Encourage Social Networking, Without Discouraging In-Person Meetings

Interacting through social media is the latest craze. Consumer applications like Facebook, wikis and Twitter,…

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Why Social Media Matters for Government

Why Social Media Matters for Government

While not everyone quite understands social media, or Web 2.0, all of us more or less agree that it is here t…

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When Technology Is Good, it Sells Itself

When Technology Is Good, it Sells Itself

I got suckered into attending a time-share-like presentation for a discount wholesale travel club. It took ab…

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Don’t Wait Until Death to Learn How to Live

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By Andy Blumenthal, Andrew Blumenthal
| The Times of Israel Verified
Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a novel about Eddie, an aging amusement-park maintenance worker who dies trying to save a child and then meets five people in heaven. Each encounter helps him understand a different part of his life. Read through a Jewish lens, the story becomes a meditation on responsibility, sacrifice, forgiveness, love, and purpose—five enduring lessons about how to live.
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From Freebies to Control: The Mechanics of the Mamdani Agenda

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By Andy Blumenthal, Andrew Blumenthal
| The Times of Israel Verified
In the tight-knit Jewish neighborhoods of New York, humor has always been our primary armor against hardship. Growing up, I remember neighbors joking through grit and gritted teeth that they were so poor they “couldn’t afford the o or the r.” It was classic New York Jewish self-deprecation, but it pointed to a stark, unvarnished reality. I grew up in what outsiders saw as affluent communities.
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The Blogs: Jews Never Quit

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By Andy Blumenthal, Andrew Blumenthal
| The Times of Israel Verified
“I would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.” With those words, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reignited a painful reality for many Jews around the world. At a time when Israel is still confronting the security challenges unleashed by October 7, even after the hostages have finally returned home, and when antisemitism continues to rise globally, America’s largest city has become another arena where Israel’s leaders, policies, and very legitimacy are intensely debated.
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