Daily Archives: November 26, 2015

Visiting The Rebbe

JTR: Secular Jew Howard Jacobson wrote in 1993 about his experiences while waiting to see the famous Orthodox Lubavitcher rabbi, Menachem Schneerson, in New York City. For a decade, the rabbi gave out a dollar (symbolic charity) to each of … Continue reading

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The Jindyworobak Movement

From Wikipedia: The Jindyworobak Movement was a nationalistic Australian literary movement whose white members sought to promote Indigenous Australian ideas and customs, particularly in poetry. They were active from the 1930s to around the 1950s. The movement intended to combat … Continue reading

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Remembering Australian Nationalist P. R. Stephensen: November 20, 1901 to May 28, 196

Percy Reginald Stephensen was an important ideological opponent of Jewish immigration into Australia. He feared it would lead to the end of White Australia and result in a balkanized country. On the one hand, one can see any opponent of … Continue reading

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Jews & Real Estate

* Two Jews find time to pause and reflect in front of the western wall of the Second Temple. One of them notices that the other is weeping profusely over the destruction of the Second Temple. “Why are you crying … Continue reading

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Steve Sailer: Dept. of Not as Reassuring as the NYT Assumes

From Steve Sailer: Ever since the Paris Massacres, the establishment has mounted a campaign to convince Americans who follow the news that our memories of terrorist incidents are all wrong. One ploy is to emphasize a technical distinction between refugee … Continue reading

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