Moshe Phillips
By Moshe Phillips
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Culture Why we shouldn’t be quoting H.L. Mencken
It was simultaneously surprising and ironic to read a quote from the notoriously anti-Semitic H.L. Mencken in your July 28 article about anti-Semitism. Mencken infamously wrote the following in his 1930 “Treatise on the Gods,” one of his best known books: “The Jews could be put down very plausibly as the most unpleasant race ever…
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Community On Yom HaZikaron, a glimpse into the tragedy and patriotism of Israel’s fallen soldiers
Israelis and Zionists around the world will mark Yom HaZikaron, this year starting on the evening of April 27. Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Israel ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah, literally: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. This is Israel’s Memorial Day, and it is not celebrated with barbecues but with tears…
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Opinion World Zionist Congress elections: Herut
The Forward invited the 15 parties contending for the World Zionist Congress elections, which end March 11, to write an article about why readers should support them. Nine responded by our deadline (we’ll happily publish the others; contact kunza@forward.com). The parties are presented in alphabetical order. The American delegates to the Congress help allocate nearly…
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