Monthly Archives: September 2008

L’Shana Tovah

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

May the new year year bring you blessings, prosperity and peace. May we and all your people, the house of Israel, be remembered and be inscribed in the Book of Life. L’Shana Tovah!

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Noah Pollak on Tom Segev on the Grand Mufti

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

[H/t to Contentions. I read the review in this Sunday's NYT as well. I was going to post something but why bother when Mr. Pollak has made most of the points for me. However, unlike Mr. Pollak, I do not … Continue reading →

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More on Jewish Voting Patterns in Election 2008

Posted on September 26, 2008 by

[H/t to A.L. and Sultan Knish] As I’ve written elsewhere, talk of the “Jewish community” or the “Jewish vote” is misguided as there are many Jewish communities and these various communities have different voting patterns. For example, Reform Jews generally … Continue reading →

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Ahmadinejad in NYC

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

In case you didn’t see this… Jodi Evans, a founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink and “bundler” for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday. “It’s rare for a head of state to take … Continue reading →

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Anarchist “Rabbi” Rudolph Rocker

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

Bob from Brockley on the anarchist “rabbi” Rudolph Rocker* This month is the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Rudolf Rocker, one of my heroes. The Jewish East End Celebration Society (JEECS) is holding an event at Toynbee … Continue reading →

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Communism and Treason: Lessons of the Cold War, I

Posted on September 19, 2008 by

[This post is written as a response to Sultan Knish's "Does Anyone Understand the Meaning of Treason Anymore?" If you haven't read it, have a look. I've reprinted an excerpt below.] The quest to redeem the Rosenbergs cannot and is … Continue reading →

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Jews Now Favor McCain in New York, 54-32

Posted on September 18, 2008 by

[H/t to Roland (But I am a Liberal!) for bringing this post by John Podhoretz at Contentions to my attention. The sample size of the survey is way too small but I always suspected McCain would do as well as … Continue reading →

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New Democratiya (14/Autumn 2008) Available Now

Posted on September 15, 2008 by

14 / Autumn 2008 Editor’s Page Letters to the Editor Michael Walzer The Democratiya Project Robert Reich The Paradox of Supercapitalism Anne-Marie Slaughter Are We Rome? Mark Major The Politics of Economic Inequality David Lowe On Sharansky on Identity and … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on September 12, 2008 by

Trying to catch up with what I have been missing at all my usual haunts: Airforce Amazons: Heart of Darkness: The Core and the Gap. Part I, II, III. Bob from Brockley: Re: Jena “I didn’t realize David Duke was … Continue reading →

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Never Forget…

Posted on September 11, 2008 by

[Photos by The New Centrist]

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