Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 7, 2019
Anti-Semitism 101, Part 1: The Roots of the Movement
The Jews, then, were set apart in the ancient world, a factor that worked both for them—preserving a unique and imperishable...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 2, 2019
The Case for Brotherhood
Last October, eleven worshippers at the at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania were murdered during Shabbat...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 31, 2018
Racism & Bigotry: Is World War II Over Yet?
Jews number less than 14 million in the whole world—that’s 1/535th of the world’s population…
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 5, 2018
“Not in Our Town”—The Miracle of Magic City
That night, six more homes with menorahs, along with a Methodist church donning the same, were vandalized. But more menorahs...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 18, 2017
Was Jewish “Blood Libel” the First Fake News?
Libel means false accusation. For centuries, a particularly vicious libel has been leveled at Jews: that they sacrificed Christian...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 11, 2017
Why Is Scientology Treated “Unfairly?”
Cultures change slowly. I was born in 1945. When I was growing up in Washington, D.C., discrimination against African Americans,...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
September 13, 2017
Never Again—For Anyone
When I was a kid in the 70’s, I went to Sunday school at my synagogue. We did arts, crafts, sang songs and learned about...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 14, 2017
How Far Is Too Far in Punishing Hate Speech?
In a recent Scottish YouTube video, the creator orchestrates his dog giving a Hitler salute to the camera. Whether you think...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 10, 2017
In Spite of Everything
The defacing of a public monument is a despicable crime in and of itself. But when the target is a beloved figure like Anne...
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Religious Freedom
February 22, 2017
STAND Joins with Jewish Community to Declare: It’s Time to End the Bigotry
I was saddened and outraged to learn of the depraved act of vandalism that left 170 Jewish gravestones toppled in Missouri’s...
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