Category Archives: Jews

Jewish Free Loan Societies

Goy: “Luke, do Jews in America lend money to other Jews at zero interest?–like, off the books, sort of? Or do Jews get loans for mortgages just like whites thorough Bank of America or whatever? I’m really pissed about usury … Continue reading

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Fred Silverstein – Lay Rabbi, Duck Hunter

From Field and Stream: Fred Silverstein may be the country’s most experienced flooded-timber hunter. He has hunted the last 60-plus duck openers and has no plans of stopping—not when his camp is full of kids, grandkids, and in-laws who can’t … Continue reading

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Foyle’s War

Series eight of Foyle’s War is now streaming on Netflix. Episode “Trespass” is described on Wikipedia: “When a young man is assaulted in the grounds of a university, Foyle wonders if the attack is racially motivated as the victim is … Continue reading

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Mark Twain On The Jews

Mark Twain writes in 1898: Can fanaticism alone account for the persecution of the Jews? It is now my conviction that it is responsible for hardly any of it. In this connection I call to mind Genesis, chapter 47. We … Continue reading

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Joseph & The Egyptians

From the Chayenu on Torah portion Vayigash: “The last section of the parashah describes how Joseph prepared Egypt and its populace for the eventual enslavement of the Jewish people. This servitude had been foretold to Abraham in the ‘Covenant between … Continue reading

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