Category Archives: R. Marvin Hier

So Who Were The Men & Institutions Who Pushed For America To Go To War In Syria?

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Luke Ford

As the Twitter user #thelatempire notes: “Syria war has been the most globally destabilizing event since 9/11.” So who pushed for this disaster? 9/3/13 Urgent Rosh Hashanah message from Rabbi Marvin Hier, SWC Dean and Founder Dear SWC Supporter, As … Continue reading →

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Meet the Oscar-Winning (Twice!) Rabbi Whose Blessing Hollywood Seeks Each Awards Season

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Luke Ford

But is he good for the Jews? The Hollywood Reporter: [Rabbi Hier is] the founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, America’s first Holocaust museum, and overseer of its offshoot organization, the Museum of Tolerance…But he’s also Hollywood’s go-to … Continue reading →

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JJ: Hier and Hier: From yeshiva boy to global storyteller

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Luke Ford

If David Suissa is right and Marvin Hier is at heart a yeshiva boy, then I am more skeptical of yeshivas. I don’t believe David Suissa is right and therefore I don’t regard yeshivas as the enemy of Western civilization. … Continue reading →

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SWC’s R. Marvin Hier Uses Tired Holocaust Analogy With Syrian Refugees

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Luke Ford

This Los Angeles Times article quotes nobody opposed to America taking in more Syrian refugees. It does not mention the moral imperative for the Jewish state to take in Muslims who hate it. How come only Gentile countries have to? … Continue reading →

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American Jews & Immigration 2012

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Luke Ford

From the 2012 Jewish Yearbook: Another issue that continued to divide Americans was the status of an estimated 11 million undocumented aliens in the US. Arizona enacted legislation known as SB 1070 that some considered draconian. The law expressed as … Continue reading →

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