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Wieseltier Cries Wolf on Sullivan
Just finished reading Leon Wieseltier’s insane “J’accuse” article, which argues the Andrew Sullivan is an anti-Semite. This article is very sad for a number of reasons. First, I believe it is wrong....
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Adolf Hitler: Gay or Gassy?
by Weiner A recent episode of The Daily Show featured a hilarious bit about religious conservative nutcase Scott Lively‘s belief that Adolf Hitler, along with much of the Nazi leadership, were...
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A Sad Day for the Anti-Defamation League
by Weiner Good shabbos everyone, and welcome to another edition of Jewish stupidity. Today’s installment concerns the famed Anti-Defamation League, that venerable institution that has been fighting...
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Entering Ukraine
by David I thought I knew what to expect. I knew that Ukraine would be less developed than Poland. Still, some experiences early on surprised me. At 9 am yesterday, our driver, Vitali, picked us up in...
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Lviv and Lwow
by David Lviv Opera House Today was a day of contrasts in a city with many names. Today, it is Lviv, a Ukrainian city. Before World War II, it was Lwow, a Polish city. Before WWI, though still Polish,...
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Budaniv and Budzanow: The Weinfelds Come Home
by David The Weinfeld House in Budzanow My dad and I came home yesterday. Not to Montreal, but to Budaniv, Ukraine, formerly Budzanow, Poland, where my grandfather, Arnold Weinfeld, was born and...
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Vilnius and Vilna: City of Ghosts
by David At the beginning of this trip, what seems like eons ago, my father and I attended a conference in Warsaw on transnationalism. At one of the lunches, we sat with Scotsman, a professor at a...
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Museums of Vilnius
by David Castle in Vilnius In exploring Vilnius yesterday, the whole “city of ghosts” thing seemed to ring true. We walked along the beautiful streets, but the people seemed detached from the beauty...
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Another Dreyfus Affair Moment for France? Musings on American and French...
by David I was about to write a post about conservative blogger Brooks Bayne’s antisemitic rant directed towards Sandra Fluke’s boyfriend Adam Mutterperl, when I read the news about the horrific...
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