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Holocaust Memory: Not for Jews Only
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Brad Hirschfield
New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind opposes remembering murdered gentiles in a newly approved Brooklyn Holocaust memorial. While admitting that millions of non-Jews were murdered in the Nazi death camps, he seems to think that pain is a commodity, and acknowledging that of others somehow diminishes one’s own. He could not be more wrong. “To include…
Is America Surrounded by Paganism? Newt Thinks So
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Brad Hirschfield
Addressing a crowd gathered this weekend for the “Rediscovering God in America” conference, former House speaker Newt Gingrich told the audience that “we (Americans) are surrounded by paganism“> He didn’t mean it as a compliment. But what did he mean? Newt’s no fool. Agree with him or not, but this is a really smart guy.…
Why Do Straight People Go To Gay Synagogues?
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Brad Hirschfield
This reminds me of the old joke about the reporter who asked the famous bank robber, Willy Sutton, why he robbed banks. Sutton replied, “Because that’s where the money is”. People attend a particular synagogue because that’s where the meaning is, at least for them. But what that meaning is, and how they find it,…
Taylor v. Feinberg: Disowning and Mourning Jews Who Intermarry
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Brad Hirschfield
The case of Taylor v. Feinberg pitted the descendants of Max and Erla Feinberg against the estate of their grandparents. According to the Feinberg’s will: “A descendant of mine other than a child of mine who marries outside the Jewish faith (unless the spouse of such descendant has converted or converts within one year of…
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