The Fighting in Gaza, the Jewish Calendar, and the Rejection of Victimhood
A tale of two sieges.
August 9, 2022
Fighting Anti-Semitism at the City University of New York
A great engine of Jewish advancement has become an incubator of hatred.
In the 20th century, the City University of New York was a great engine of social advancement for multiple generations of Jews, and the intellectual incubator of some of the outstanding Jewish minds of the era. But in recent years Jews there have experienced increasing hostility, including over 150 documented anti-Semitic incidents since 2015. The situation has grown so bad that six professors have filed a lawsuit against the faculty union. Jeffrey Lax, who is one of them, explains why:
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What Israeli Conservatives Can Learn from Their American Counterparts
Individual freedom and traditional sensibilities.
Fighting Anti-Semitism at the City University of New York
A great engine of Jewish advancement has become an incubator of hatred.
Does Repentance Require Sincerity, Action, or Both?
And must nations and people atone for the sins of their ancestors?
New Research Reveals How the Romans Used Ancient Artillery to Destroy Jerusalem
“A small group of Jewish defenders withstood the invaders for a few months.”