Category Archives: Jews

Forward: ‘Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, How Can You Shill for Donald Trump at Republican Convention?’

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Luke Ford

Nechama Liss-Levinson writes: I wwas spending my five free minutes on Facebook when I saw my younger daughter’s posting. “Seriously? This is embarrassing…” She was referring to the July 14 article in the Forward, “Donald Trump Taps Ivanka’s Rabbi Haskel … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Wins Surprising Jewish Fan Club — Among Russian Immigrants

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Luke Ford

Forward: At a senior center in South Brooklyn, the old Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet bloc can’t wait to vote for Donald Trump. “I like his honesty, that he’s against Muslims, that he’s against refugees,” said Valentina Albert, a … Continue reading →

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Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler: ‘It’s time for white people to reckon with racism’

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Luke Ford

According to Wikipedia: “Ensler was born in New York City, the second of three children of Arthur Ensler, an executive in the food industry, and Chris Ensler.[5][6][7] She was raised in the northern suburb of Scarsdale.[7] Her father was Jewish … Continue reading →

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How Do I Feel About Out-Groups?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Luke Ford

One morning this month I was offered some buttered sourdough toast by a Mexican woman. I declined. She said, “You really do watch your carbs or you don’t like Mexicans. One of the two.” I started thinking, “Do I not … Continue reading →

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Jewish entitlement and Jewish populism

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

Philip Weiss writes: Last week’s Aspen Ideas Festival often seemed like a rightwing Jewish event. Accounts of the high-altitude leadership conclave included a lot of obnoxiously-chauvinist Jewish comments, notably this one from Leon Wieseltier, a contributing editor of the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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