Paks 1918: A Hungarian Pogrom and a Prelude
This is a memory of a memory from my grandfather, who hid in a wine barrel from an anti-Jewish rampage.
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This is a memory of a memory from my grandfather, who hid in a wine barrel from an anti-Jewish rampage.
I have a complex relationship between struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the comfort of Jewish ritual.
The Holocaust scholar helped me realize that there is no difference between “left wing” and “right wing” antisemitism, since they all draw upon the same mythology of Jewish power.
Is ‘cultural Judaism’ sustainable, or are God and synagogue necessary? It’s a question I asked author Jack Wertheimer.
From the Dyke March to the Women’s March, social justice organizations have become hostile to Jews.