American Jewry’s fateful hour
By Caroline Glick.
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Caroline Glick on the Obama, the Iran deal, and the Jews
Caroline Glick writes: …Obama’s appeasement policy toward Iran has been going on since he took office six-and-a-half years ago… Every time Obama has sided with the mullahs against domestic opponents he has played the Jew card in one way or … Continue reading →
More on forgiveness: the trial of Oskar Groening
In line with our recent discussions on forgiveness, what it means and how and when it should be given, I came across this story today: A former SS officer known as the “bookkeeper of Auschwitz” and a woman who survived … Continue reading →
The rising tide of anti-Semitism
A reader sent me a link to this article by Rich Cohen in Tablet Magazine about how the post-WWII golden age for acceptance of Jews in America is past: The horror of the Holocaust purchased us a 70-year vacation from … Continue reading →
Kuwaiti secret
Speaking of change, here’s a guy who underwent a rather large one:
Continue reading →Obama on the Iran deal: it will have my name on it, therefore you should trust me
If you were looking for a monument to supreme egotism, you would have to go far to beat Obama’s statement in this interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg: “Look, 20 years from now, I’m still going to be around, God … Continue reading →
Hey, she was just asking
Shirley Maclaine speculates: In her memoir, the 80-year-old, who won an Oscar for Terms Of Endearment, writes: “What if most Holocaust victims were balancing their karma from ages before, when they were Roman soldiers putting Christians to death, the Crusaders … Continue reading →
Pam Geller and hate
I have heard, or read, person after person stating as a given that Pam Geller is a hater, and/or that what she is doing is hate speech, and/or that she hates Muslims. Just Google “Pam Geller hates” and you’ll come … Continue reading →
A child but not a child
Here’s a stirring story of another courageous rescuer during World War II and the Holocaust: In an emotional ceremony on Tuesday, the Holocaust memorial Rabbi Lau now chairs posthumously granted Feodor Mikhailichenko Israel’s highest honor for non-Jews. “This closes a … Continue reading →
If you’re anywhere near central Massachusetts this Saturday…
…I strongly recommend you go see the movie “Run Boy Run.” It is showing on Saturday, April 25 at 8:15 PM in Springfield, Massachusetts, at (of all places) the auditorium of the Basketball Hall of Fame. In fact, if you’re … Continue reading →
Wednesday was Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. Netanyahu gave a speech in honor of the occasion: Israel reserves the right to defend itself against a nuclear Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday night as he compared its regime with that … Continue reading →
What shlemiels these mortals be
Yiddish is well-known for having a large number of words to describe various complex shadings of fool. The European Jewish culture that gave us Yiddish displayed an exquisite (and humorous) sensitivity to and perception about the failures and foibles of … Continue reading →