Starting in January, this column, The Shmooze, will run every Friday. Until you’re willing to say that, do us a favor and stop helping us. President, there are not “good people on both sides” of a Nazi rally. It would help if you could say “I condemn racial hatred in all its forms” and mean it: Mean it for Jews, blacks, Muslims, atheists, refugees, immigrants, and all minority groups who currently live in fear of what appears to be growing white nationalism in our backyards. Perhaps you could use your bully pulpit to remind white nationalists that Jews are not interested in “replacing” anybody, and that their ideology hurts a majority of Americans. Think of the resentment that will create.Ī much better use of your power would be to address the root causes of anti-Semitism. The Shmooze The Yiddish Book Center's podcast includes conversations with Jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to Yiddish literature, language, and culture. Please don’t turn us into “the other” by using real or perceived hatred of us as an excuse to withhold funding to college campuses. We can celebrate the Fourth of July and go to temple on Rosh Hashanah. Jews in America are proud Jews AND proud Americans, because we are able to be both in this great country. Israel is special to Jews, but that doesn’t mean we should stifle speech that’s critical of her policies. But so are Jewish families who attend Synagogue and run Kosher groceries, along with veteran police officers who protect American communities. ![]() And many Jews wonder where the BDS movement is for China? For Russia? For India? For Myanmar, which is committing genocide of the Rohingya?Īnd yes, Jewish students on college campuses are vulnerable these days. Yes, there are some in the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement who traffic in anti-Semitism. While some of us think it’s weird that you persist in repeating ancient stereotypes like "Jews are rich" and "Jews have divided loyalty," and still others are angry that you have described our business leaders as “brutal killers, not nice people at all,” we get that you’re attempting to be funny (although it’s not everybody’s glass of single malt).īut this week’s executive order goes too far. ![]() Thank you for your interest in our religion – and it is a religion. In other words: Susan conversing, informally. Time Zone- Here we define the time offset from 0 that the phone will be located in. The Shmooze is a weekly download of thoughts, analysis, reporting, and other things the author finds interesting.
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