[kcvl]

before she adopted the name "Medea" as a Tufts University freshman, she was Susie Benjamin, self-described "nice Jewish girl from Long Island." A high school cheerleader who dated the school's top athlete. Benjamin jokes that her mother's favorite form of protest was "returning something at Saks that she had kept for a year."

Her father, Al, is a well-to-do developer, who says he has "donated hundreds of thousands" of dollars to Global Exchange over its 14-year-history. No strings attached, say both Al and Medea Benjamin. Al has supported Jewish- related charities; Medea supports a Palestinian state. Said the daughter, with a smile, "It's best that families don't talk about some things."

[hellinahandcart]

Daddy's money, and lots of it.

[BradyLS]

Her father, Al, is a well-to-do developer, who says he has "donated hundreds of thousands" of dollars to Global Exchange over its 14-year-history. No strings attached, say both Al and Medea Benjamin. Al has supported Jewish- related charities; Medea supports a Palestinian state. Said the daughter, with a smile, "It's best that families don't talk about some things."

Perhaps it's also best that daddies shut off the money spigot when their little girls simply turn into big ones.