The U.S. media has been aghast at Trump's spectacle-like performance with the Finnish president. It truly was a sight to behold (only if you like horror shows). But no one as far as I know, has commented on one of the most egregious statements in his long rant against his political enemies. Trump, of course, railed against Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Israeli Border Police Commander Who Murdered Ethiopian Boy is Identified
חשיפה: קצין מג"ב שהרג את סלומון טקה הוא ברוך בן עזרי Israelis have widely identified on social media the Border Police officer who murdered Ethiopian youth, Soloman Tekah, in an unprovoked attack three days ago. Israeli police have attempted to protect the killer by obtaining a 30-day gag order (see court document) prohibiting reporting of his name. But … [Read more...]
Frederick Douglass, the 4th of July, and the Nakba
A few months ago, while doing online research, I came upon Frederick Douglass' famous 4th of July speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, which he delivered on July 5 1852. As I began reading it it electrified me. Not so much the speech itself, which is indisputably one of the great artifacts of American political oratory, but its piercing … [Read more...]
Yom HaShoah and Its False Premises
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...]
