In a 2008 lecture on Leviticus 19, Dennis Prager is asked: “Do you think any aspect of anti-Semitism is spiritual as opposed to practical?”<\/p>\n
Dennis: It’s all spiritual and theological. It’s not practical at all. Anti-Semitism is among the most impractical things a Jew hater came up with. When Spain kicked out its Jews in 1492, it devastated itself.<\/p>\n
The same holds true for Europe after the Holocaust. Europe was the center of world culture. Then they killed the Jews off. Can you name a living Austrian? A living German (outside of politics and sports)?<\/p>\n
In 1900, Vienna was the cultural center of the world. Look who came from Europe — Freud and Einstein to give two examples. Two Jews.<\/p>\n
The devastation of Jewry has never helped a non-Jew.<\/p>\n
The biggest example is Hitler. If the Nazis really hated Jews, they should’ve used them as slaves. Killing them took away from their war effort. <\/p>\n
Hating Jews is entirely unproductive. That’s why it is so deep. If it was practical, you could buy your way out.<\/p>\n
The Jews of Europe couldn’t believe that they were going to be wiped out. It didn’t make any sense. It was impractical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a 2008 lecture on Leviticus 19, Dennis Prager is asked: “Do you think any aspect of anti-Semitism is spiritual as opposed to practical?” Dennis: It’s all spiritual and theological. It’s not practical at all. Anti-Semitism is among the most … Continue reading