Category Archives: Holocaust

Is The Holocaust Sacred?

American Jewish historian Peter Novick writes in his book The Holocaust in American Life: “Holocaust envy” contends with “Holocaust possessiveness.” Claims by others that they have experienced genocide or a holocaust — claims that are indeed sometimes hyperbolic — are … Continue reading

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Was The Holocaust Unique?

American Jewish historian Peter Novick writes in his book The Holocaust in American Life: The most common Jewish response to the charge that Jews were intent on permanent possession of the gold medal in the Victimization Olympics has been to … Continue reading

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Are Jews A Race?

Prior to the Holocaust, it was common for Jews to refer to themselves as a race. But with the Holocaust and the rise of Boasian anthropology, that has gone out of fashion, and educated Jews tend to take exception to … Continue reading

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The Victimization Olympics

American Jewish historian Peter Novick writes in his book The Holocaust in American Life: …But the success of Jews in gaining permanent possession of center stage for their tragedy, and their equal success in making it the benchmark against which … Continue reading

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RamzPaul: Israel rejects ALL refugees. Are Israeli politicians racist Internet trolls? Please do elaborate.

Jesse Berney writes for Rolling Stone: GOP Politicians Rejecting Refugees Sound Like Racist Internet Trolls When our elected officials start spouting rhetoric like that found in the ugliest corners of the Internet, watch out. White supremacists didn’t like my suggestion … Continue reading

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