The Enduring Irrationality of Anti-Semitism
Timeless thoughts from a great historian.
November 2, 2018
Timeless thoughts from a great historian.
The great historian Paul Johnson, whose many works include a one-volume history of the Jews, celebrates his ninetieth birthday today. His 2005 reflections on anti-Semitism remain as wise, and sadly as relevant, as ever:
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A clash of ideas, not of civilizations.
In some ways, halakhah is more about social norms than about law.
When aimed at the ultra-Orthodox, it generally goes unnoticed.
Isaac, Ishmael, . . . and Fatimah.