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Fourth and Long

He was bound for football stardom until that night at Notre Dame. Now Abram Elam struggles for redemption.

By Rebecca Meiser
Apr 8, 2004

More than anything else, Abram Elam misses the way his name sounded over the loudspeaker at Notre Dame football games. When he would run onto the field or make a tackle, the announcer, tucked high away in the press box, would bellow out A-bram E-lam like it was money, like...
Jews for Bejesus

This lawsuit is all about how you interpret the Fifth Commandment

By Rebecca Meiser
Jan 29, 2004

There was no denying it any more: Marty Rapp was dying. Parkinson's disease had taken control of Rapp's muscles, causing the once-nimble ballroom dancer to lie dormant in his sterile hospital bed. His vision was poor, he had zero control over his body, his hands shook and quivered, but the...
Doing Time in the Boiler Room

How to make that "wonderful weekend in Orlando" sound like a month at the Taj Mahal

By Rebecca Meiser
Jan 8, 2004

"So, I gotta know something," Larry, a 28-year-old computer technician from Philadelphia asks. "Are you blond?" "No," I say. "Why do you ask?" "Well, you just sound like a blond," Larry says. "It's not a bad thing," he rushes to add. "I'm blond." "Sorry to disappoint," I say, wondering exactly...
Internet, Internet, Make Me a Match

Jewish matchmakers are being squeezed by online dating services

By Rebecca Meiser
Nov 27, 2003

Francine Katz is not happy. The 68-year-old Jewish matchmaker sits at her dining room table in Miami Beach, leafing through her big black date book. She shuffles through printouts of a 45-year-old divorcee looking for someone who is great with kids, a 28-year-old Hasidic man looking for a woman willing...
The Doctor and the Rabbits

A Broward dentist saved hundreds of rabbits and became a national celebrity. Why do so many people fear him?

By Rebecca Meiser
Nov 20, 2003

Steve Rosen owns a motorcycle, a jet plane, and a black Corvette. Even when he is not in a vehicle, the 52-year-old dentist is always moving. On the road, he likes to lead, but he's a bitch to follow. He alternately presses hard on the gas pedal, then forces down...

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