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Category Archives: Iran
Roger Cohen’s Dialogue With Rabbi Wolpe At Sinai Temple
Tom Tugend writes: The audience politely applauded Cohen at the end of the talk, but when Wolpe opened the dialogue, some sparks – leavened by humor – were ignited. Wolpe to Cohen: “You draw a distinction between the Iranian people … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, R. David Wolpe, Roger Cohen, Sinai Temple
Tagged elders of zion, history of anti semitism, iranian jews, protocols of the elders of zion, self censorship, Sinai Temple
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Does Sinai Temple
Rob Eshman writes: “New York Times columnist Roger Cohen visited my synagogue Thursday,“ writes Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple on Huffington Post today. “ All day long the sparks flew and the cultures clashed.“ In a typically lucid and … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islam, Israel, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Jews, Journalism
Tagged jimmy delshad, mayor of beverly hills, new york times columnist, persian jews, rabbi david wolpe, york times columnist
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Speaks At Sinai Temple
JTA reports: New York Times columnist Roger Cohen sparred with members of Los Angeles’ Iranian Jewish community about his recent columns on Iranian Jews. JTA has the story, and the L.A. Jewish Journal has the video from the synagogue forum … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Roger L. Simon
Tagged american jews, audience questions, charles freeman, half the grace, iranian jews, jewish audience, jews in iran, new york times columnist, ron radosh, york times columnist
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Understanding Persians
Joe emails: Luke, If you want to understand Persians and their insatiable appetite for gaudy displays of wealth and absolute lack of good taste, read this article — about a non-Jewish Iranian, although the mentality is the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/us/08atlanta.html?hp
Posted in Iran
Tagged absolute lack, good taste, insatiable appetite, mentality, Persians
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