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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Mondoweiss: The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s perverted stance on ‘tolerance’
From Mondoweiss in 2010: Why does the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) have nothing to say about the rabbinical edict circulating in Israel—currently signed by more than four dozen rabbis—forbidding the sale or rental of homes to non-Jews? Or, why has … Continue reading
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The Holocaust in American Life by Peter Novick
This looks like a fascinating book. Here are excerpts of some reviews: * Prize-winning historian Peter Novick illuminates the reasons Americans ignored the Holocaust for so long — how dwelling on German crimes interfered with Cold War mobilization; how American … Continue reading
Talking about Immigration with Youth: Ethics, Equity and Empathy
* Link: Talking about Immigration with Youth: Ethics, Equity and Empathy By Linda S. Blanshay Director, Program Development, Museum of Tolerance This 2014, each of the participating sites in the National Dialogues on Immigration project will be contributing to our … Continue reading
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Louisiana teen in bikini attacked by catcallers with pipe
From the New York Daily News: A Louisiana teen said she has to relearn to smile after her top lip was nearly ripped from her face while wearing a bikini in an attack by catcallers. After a day of swimming, … Continue reading
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Saudis In Town
Friend: Hollywood Reporter had an article last year about how Gulf royals and Chinese now account for something like 60% of consumer spending in BH, where the dept. stores hire Mandarin speakers (with no shortage of those in SW L.A. … Continue reading
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