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Category Archives: Jews
‘Armenians associated with Amalekites’
From Wikipedia: This ascription of Armenians is seen in the context of indifference, which was widely criticized by the Israeli historian Ya’ir Oron in his book The Banality of Indifference that dealt with the inaction of overall members of the … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: The Rise and Rise of Ethnic Turf Marking
Los Angeles Times: “But few of them are aware that the fountain was the centerpiece to a housing development with an ugly side: Midwick View Estates was meant for whites only.” Do synagogues have an ugly side in that they … Continue reading
When Amalek Moves
Chaim Amalek posts on Facebook: * As I am not a prosperous man, the day is approaching when I shall have to leave my beautiful White bubble – the diversity embracing upper west side of Manhattan – for some part … Continue reading
Eastern European Jews And The Case Of the Marginalized Elite
Paul Gottfried writes: The story of Eastern European Jews who immigrated to America in the beginning of the twentieth century is a story of “self-marginalization.” The more dramatically Eastern European Jews progress socio-economically, the more strenuously they identify with “marginalized … Continue reading
The Times’s Two Star Trump Reporters Were Rivals Until They Bonded Over A Bris
It’s good to see Jews working together. Group cooperation usually wins out over individualist strategies in inter-group competition. Forward.com: The most high-profile New York Times reporting duo covering the Trump White House were once fierce rivals in New York’s high-stakes … Continue reading
The rapper and the rabbi: Ice Cube and Rabbi Abraham Cooper heal old wounds
Jewish Journal: Ice Cube, the well-known rapper and actor, was about the last person anyone might have expected to emcee the recent Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance 2017 National Tribute Dinner. It wasn’t so long ago that Cube and the … Continue reading
Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
Comments at Steve Sailer: * THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING MUSLIM WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE A few months ago, their executive director Sheryl Olitzky approached some Muslim women leaders to convince Muslim women to join this organization because she … Continue reading
What are strengths and weaknesses of Jewish people?
I find that the more Orthodox Jew, the more comfortable he is with this kind of discussion. The Orthodox Jew knows who he is and he usually has no problem noticing that different peoples have different gifts. The assimilated Jew, … Continue reading
Deconstructing A Ridiculous George Steiner Interview
From a new book, excerpted at Forward.com: Editor’s note: George Steiner is generally regarded as one of the most significant Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. He has taught at Oxford University, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, among others, and his … Continue reading
Commentary: Why Was the Israeli Teen Threatening American Jewish Centers?
Comments at Steve Sailer: * His name, michael kaydar, is known by all the media, yet the nyt and other main stream showing respect to hate criminal by not giving name. * Times of Israel reported: … he delivered the … Continue reading