Reading Maus
[NOTE: Years ago I downsized and got rid of a lot of books. But since I’d had a ton of them to begin with, I’ve still got a lot, although nothing like the original number. And of course, I keep … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Jews
Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day
I’m a bit late with this, but I thought that for yesterday’s Remembrance Day I’d link to a two-part series of mine. I’ve written many posts on the subject of the Holocaust, some of which you can find by doing … Continue reading →
Did you know that black people should never be accused of anti-Semitism?
Case in point: University of New Hampshire physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to explain why anti-Semitism is exclusively a “white” problem, and why it is inappropriate to discuss anti-Semitic acts committed by black people. … Continue reading →
Violence against Orthodox Jews: who are the perps?
The recent increase in anti-Semitic attacks in cities and suburbs in New York and New Jersey perplex the left because it’s hard for them to place in the correct category. Hard, but certainly not impossible – where there’s a will … Continue reading →
Boris Johnson wishes the Jews of Britain a Happy Chanukah
Johnson: “To all our Jewish friends, neighbors, and relatives, wherever you are in the world, let me wish you a very happy Hanukah,” said Johnson… …Today, as Britain’s Jews seek to drive back the darkness of resurgent anti-Semitism, you have … Continue reading →
France’s rampant anti-Semitism
I sometimes reflect on the fact that Hitler nearly succeeded in making Europe Judenfrei. He certainly succeeded in reducing the number of Jews there almost to the vanishing point. But for the ones that remain, the present-day governments in Western … Continue reading →
Melanie Phillips: the working class saved Britain
An interesting piece by Melanie Phillips: The stakes in this election were enormous, not just for Britain but for the world. Labour is led by the most far-left leadership in its history, supporting terrorists abroad and incubating virulent antisemitism at … Continue reading →
Labour’s anti-Semitism
The upcoming UK election (December 12) has focused on the Brexit issue, but there’s another one: the Labour Party’s anti-Semitism. You can find several articles on the topic in today’s Telegraph: for example, this one as well as this. You … Continue reading →
Happy New Year!
It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A Happy New Year to all who celebrate the holiday! Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar (a cleaned-out ram’s horn), as prescribed in the Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick’s primer on the Israeli election (with an added note about Jews, Arabs, and race)
Glick starts out this way: The US media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of Tuesday’s vote. This isn’t necessarily deliberate. Israeli elections are inscrutable for most foreigners, particularly for Americans who are used to the clarity … Continue reading →
Jews and politics: not a unitary bunch
The politics of American Jews have come up recently, due to Trump’s “disloyal” remarks. The majority of Jews certainly do vote for Democrats, as Trump noted. But it’s not that simple. For some secular Jews, leftism has replaced Judaism as … Continue reading →
“Disloyal” Jews voting for Democrats
The latest brouhaha over a word Trump used (“disloyalty”) stems from this Trump quote: Trump made the comments after he was asked about Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s suggestion that the U.S. might want to reconsider how much it pays Israel … Continue reading →