Today is Yom HaShoah, an international day of mourning for victims of the Holocaust. I have written often here on this subject. When I was a graduate student I compiled the oral history of an Auschwitz survivor, publishing it in the Los Angeles Times on Yom Hashoah 1977. In the 1990s, I visited Theresienstadt while leading a New York Jewish Federation … [Read more...]
The Atlantic and NY Times’ Normalization of the Alt-Right
Both Jeffrey Goldberg, elevated a little over a year ago to managing editor of The Atlantic, and his predecessor and mentor, James Bennet, now the NY Times op-ed page editor, have embarked on a process of normalizing the alt-right, via hiring its devotés to grace their respective pages. The latest instance is Goldberg's hiring of the deeply misogynist, … [Read more...]
Poland’s Holocaust Denial
In an irony of ironies, Poland's legislature has crafted a sort of Holocaust denial law which is, in itself, a form of Holocaust denial. The law would threaten three years in prison for anyone who accuses either the Polish state or Polish nation of being responsible for the Holocaust. It would outlaw, in particular, the phrase "Polish death camps." It is … [Read more...]
BREAKING: IDF General, Meir Kahane’s Nephew, Stole Army Weapons, Vehicles, Household Goods
חשיפה: הקצין הבכיר שהחזיק מחסן נשק וציוד צבאי לשימושו הפרטי הוא תא"ל מרדכי כהנא שעות ספורות אחרי שחשפתי את שם החשוד בגניבת ציוד צבאי (תא"ל כהנא), פרסם צה"ל רשמית את שמו והודיע על השעייתו UPDATE: As a result of this report and my inquiries, the IDF spokesperson released the following statement (translated): ...Today, 23 October 2017, the commander of IDF … [Read more...]
