1. there is a lot of Jews in Cali who are not conservatives or republicans, but very liberal (I am in one of those groups :-))

2. the question with the Russian Jews receiving benefits has been puzzling someone for a while..:-)I personally think there were no benefits,the immigrants fromt he former SU would not be starving, nor their parents..they would find waysto support each other, just like lots of them did in the 70s...it's all about mentality that exists in a lot of those liberal areas..imo..