One of the posters on Jewschool posted a link to this superb Forward guest editorial by David Mamet describing some of his feelings and experiences on his visit to Jerusalem in late 2002. This was a...
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Cross-dressing Nazi slayer
“He was a particularly nasty Nazi who took positive delight in finding Jews who were hidden in people’s homes,” Rubinstein recalls, speaking in a distinctive mish-mash of German...
Holocaust Card! Is this guy off his rocker?
Ck has already voiced his opinion about the mistake of imbuing modern Jewish culture with the Holocaust. For the most part, I tend to agree, although not to the degree that he states. I also probably...
To all our readers and participants
I just want to say that while many of our debates and discussions touch on topics that are divisive and in some instances painful for some of us to discuss, I am glad and grateful that we are able to...
Torah Yoga – no, really.
Judapest has done it again. Today they link up to the book “Torah Yoga: Experiencing Jewish Wisdom Through Classic Postures This highly original book introduces a fascinating new approach to...
Barenboim – proof that some musicians and actors should keep their mouths shut about politics
Forgive the absence of links, but I don’t feel like searching for them right now. Here are the basics of the story: – Richard Wagner, though a great composer, proved that musicians should...
VW would like to sue certain suicide bomb car ad makers
Remember this? I don’t think VW likes the publicity it garnered and wants to sue… Volkswagen is to take legal action against the mystery duo who made the controversial suicide bomber...
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
Business 2.0, a business magazine that somehow survived the dot com bust and seems to be doing well these days, published a list of the “101 Dumbest moments in business” (subscription...