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Category Archives: R. Marvin Hier
So Who Were The Men & Institutions Who Pushed For America To Go To War In Syria?
As the Twitter user #thelatempire notes: “Syria war has been the most globally destabilizing event since 9/11.” So who pushed for this disaster? 9/3/13 Urgent Rosh Hashanah message from Rabbi Marvin Hier, SWC Dean and Founder Dear SWC Supporter, As … Continue reading
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Meet the Oscar-Winning (Twice!) Rabbi Whose Blessing Hollywood Seeks Each Awards Season
But is he good for the Jews? The Hollywood Reporter: [Rabbi Hier is] the founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, America’s first Holocaust museum, and overseer of its offshoot organization, the Museum of Tolerance…But he’s also Hollywood’s go-to … Continue reading
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JJ: Hier and Hier: From yeshiva boy to global storyteller
If David Suissa is right and Marvin Hier is at heart a yeshiva boy, then I am more skeptical of yeshivas. I don’t believe David Suissa is right and therefore I don’t regard yeshivas as the enemy of Western civilization. … Continue reading
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SWC’s R. Marvin Hier Uses Tired Holocaust Analogy With Syrian Refugees
This Los Angeles Times article quotes nobody opposed to America taking in more Syrian refugees. It does not mention the moral imperative for the Jewish state to take in Muslims who hate it. How come only Gentile countries have to? … Continue reading
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American Jews & Immigration 2012
From the 2012 Jewish Yearbook: Another issue that continued to divide Americans was the status of an estimated 11 million undocumented aliens in the US. Arizona enacted legislation known as SB 1070 that some considered draconian. The law expressed as … Continue reading
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Do 100 Million Gentile Victims Of Communism Deserve A Memorial?
Jewish groups can’t get enough Holocaust memorials, they can’t get enough mandatory Holocaust education, but they’re uninterested in memorials for the victims of communism. I suspect that has to do with the vital role that Jews played in the development … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Jewish Leaders Condemn Donald Sterling
The more religious the Jew, the less he cares about Donald Sterling’s putative racism. The more religious the Jew, the less he cares about what people say privately. The more religious the Jew, the less he cares about the goyim … Continue reading
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Rabbi Marvin Hier’s Legacy
Saul Austerlitz writes for Tablet magazine: Hier’s remarkable success is, in fact, the primary cause of his detractors’ dissatisfaction. “He’s like a high-rent, ethical version of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton,” said Luke Ford, a Los Angeles blogger who covers … Continue reading
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What Is Marvin Hier’s Legacy?
Newsweek magazine called Marvin Hier the most powerful rabbi in America. “Hier is one phone call away from almost every world leader, journalist and Hollywood studio head.” As Rabbi Hier heads towards retirement, what is his legacy? Here are some … Continue reading
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center
I love to attend events at the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Museum of Tolerance because everything is done first-rate. I’ve not taken in a disappointing program yet. I’ve seen movies there and speakers and panel discussions. I’ve taken Torah … Continue reading
Posted in Museum of Tolerance, R. Abraham Cooper, R. Marvin Hier, R. Meyer May
Tagged holocaust museums, hotter gal, king solomon, simon wiesenthal center, sleepaway camps, yom kippur war
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