Discipline Disconnect: Review of Cohen’s Book Misses the Point Barry Rubin’s review of Stephen P. Cohen’s book, “Beyond America’s Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East,” is a classic example of the systematic misunderstanding and predictable short-circuiting created by the clash of distant disciplinary perspectives (“Middle East Politics Beyond Cohen’s Grasp,” April…
A Fire’s Legacy I was very interested in your April 9 article on the commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (“Triangle Fire Chalking Links a Shul to Its Past”). I am a grandmother of almost 71 years of age, who grew up hearing stories about that fire from my grandmother, Rose Kaufman, who as…
The Antisemites Are at Their Keyboards That Jerry Muller could not find much antisemitism during the recent financial crisis is probably a result of where he was looking (“Antisemitism and This Recession: The Dog That Didn’t Bark,” April 2). Consistent with today’s trend, the central address for antisemites often begins with the letters “www.” The…
Drawing a Chilling Line in the Bay I must disagree with the conclusions of your March 26 editorial “Drawing a Line in the Bay” regarding the funding guidelines for Israel-related programming recently enacted by San Francisco’s Jewish Community Federation. Rather than being reasonable, these guidelines are devised to limit and chill discussion. At a time…
Maybe Agency Should Call it Quits Sometimes organizations should declare victory and close (“Embattled Jewish Agency To Promote Identity Over Aliyah,” March 12). If the Jewish Agency has achieved the best it can on immigration, if it is not being supported by Jews around the world, that might be the honorable choice. Why manufacture some…
Albania: Righteous Among the Nations In her article on the arson attack on a synagogue on the Greek island of Crete, K.E. Fleming wrote that the fact that the three immediate responders to the fire were two Albanian immigrants and a Moroccan “complicates assumptions” (“Arson Attack on a Synagogue of Peace,” February 26). Assumptions aside,…
For the Health of Zion For 70 years, American Friends of Magen David Adom and its many thousands of donors have stood in solidarity with the people of Israel and with Magen David Adom (“Magen David Adom and Its U.S. Arm Feud Over Their Future,” February 26). MDA, through its thousands of professional and volunteer…
In Jewish Senior Homes, What We Eat And Who We Are I’d like to correct and re-frame your February 5 story “Bowing to Market, Consumer Demand, Some Jewish Nursing Homes Go Treyf.” Today, there is a sophistication, an education about Jewish practice and a spirit of religious choice that set us apart from the old…
Goldstone’s Ad Hominem Argument Regarding your February 12 article “Dershowitz Explains Critical Goldstone Remark: ‘Moser’? I Meant ‘Monster!’” I would like to note that Richard Goldstone has repeatedly declined to debate me on the merits of his report. Nor has he responded to my 49-page substantive critique, which is available online at www.alandershowitz.com/goldstone.pdf. Instead, Goldstone…
Don’t Forget Yiddish Your editorial on the need for Hebrew in order to sustain Jewish life in America is particularly surprising coming from the Forward, which throughout its 100-plus year history, and even today, has as a core mission sustaining and advancing Yiddish as a culture and a language (“Taking Hebrew Seriously,” January 29). Although…
Hateful Book Violates Jewish Values It is shocking that a book suggesting the biblical imperative of “Thou Shalt Not Murder” only applies to “a Jew who kills a Jew” is widely available in religious bookstores in Israel and has been enthusiastically endorsed by several prominent rabbis (“Rabbinic Text or Call to Terror?” January 29). The…
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