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Abe Foxman was Jonathan Greenblatt's predecessor at the ADL.
A week after Musk made a gesture at Trump's inauguration that looked like a Nazi salute, speaking publicly at a rally supporting the neo-Nazi party in Germany, the AfD, he told the German audience, that it "good to be proud of German culture, German values and that there was "too much focus on past guilt".It helps place the hand gesture in perspective!
CHICAGO—The long-time leader of the Anti-Defamation League, who now serves as director emeritus, expressed concern about Jews being forced t
by Alana Goodman
CHICAGO—The longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League, who now serves as director emeritus, expressed concern about Jews being forced to meet in "secret locations" at the Democratic National Convention due to security threats and anti-Semitism.
"I know in my heart that in the future, it will be better, for Jews in America, then [sic] it is today. But I fear it will never be the same," said Abraham Foxman in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
"After 50 years fighting anti-Semitism in America, I could not have imagined a time Jews would have to meet in secret locations in Chicago at DNC."
Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, served as director of the Jewish civil rights organization from 1987 to 2015. The ADL is now run by Jonathan Greenblatt, a former Obama aide, who has steered it in a much more partisan direction.
Foxman’s comments come as Jewish groups holding events on the sidelines of the convention have kept their meeting locations a closely guarded secret.
The Jewish Democratic Council of America held panel discussions with former U.S. ambassador to Spain Alan Solomont and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D., Fla.), but attendees were required to register before receiving the location. Private security and metal detectors were present at both events.
The Israeli-American Council only disclosed the location for its "Hostage Square" discussion to attendees a few hours before it started, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday.
The security concerns appeared justified. On Tuesday, pro-Hamas agitators disrupted a DNC event with hostage families hosted by Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish group. The protesters shouted, "Zionism has got to fall" and "Shame on you" at attendees. Dozens of anti-Israel protesters were also arrested after clashing with police near the convention Tuesday night.
Jewish Democratic leaders acknowledged the concerns about anti-Semitism at the DNC but also downplayed the divisions within their party.
Wasserman Schultz, speaking at a JDCA event on Thursday, said she had "angst for over a week over what the reaction would be" when the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the eight Americans being held captive by Hamas, spoke at the DNC on Wednesday.
Wasserman Schultz said there was a lot of "hype about how many protesters there were going to be," and she felt relieved when there were no disruptions from the audience.
But Democratic politicians have also seemed reluctant to mention Israel’s war with Hamas and the Oct. 7 attacks on the convention stage. None of the prominent Jewish Democratic speakers—including second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro—mentioned Israel or the hostage crisis in their remarks.
The only speakers to broach the subject were Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, who are aligned with the left-leaning anti-Israel movement. Both politicians called for an Israeli ceasefire.
President Joe Biden briefly acknowledged the anti-Israel protests in his speech on Monday, saying the activists "have a point."
Qui contrôle Hollywood?
Cet article de Joel Stein n’a jamais été intégralement traduit en langue française, et on comprend pourquoi quand on le lit. Avant de collaborer avec le Los Angeles Times, Joel Stein était une des plumes de Time Magazine. Joel Stein a été invité à renouer avec ses racines juives Questionné en novembre 2008 par le Jewish Journal sur ce qu’il y a de juif en lui, Joel Stein répondait : JS: Mon nom,…
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Blood Libel, Gaza, and Abraham Foxman
Blood Libel, Gaza, and Abraham Foxman
How the ADL Director Emeritus foments antisemitism The earliest references to Jews having murdered Christian children appear in Greek sources from the first century. However, the Blood Libel myth metastasized into its ugliest form during the Middle Ages in Europe. The libel usually portrayed Jews using the blood of Christian children in Passover matzoh or crucifying children to re-enact Jesus’s…
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Democracy Means Equality - 2013
Democracy Means Equality – 2013
My old editor and long-time friend, Joel Schalit, sent this piece around today. It was published on May 18, 2013, and, despite a few things that went off in different directions and some that were simply overtaken by events as they unfolded, I think it has held up remarkably well.
It looks at the inherent paradox of a just solution to the occupation and a state of Israel that is the nation-state…
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Jewish LA Times columnist proudly admits Jews run Hollywood
Jewish LA Times columnist proudly admits Jews run Hollywood
Once in a blue moon, some actor would break the conspiracy of silence and say out loud that Hollywood is run by Jews. And that actor would then be vilified, demonized, and then ostracized. Every. Single. Time. The most recent example is Gary Oldman, 59, the acclaimed British actor known for roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, and the righteous police commissioner James Gordon…
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New-York Historical Society Exhibition To Tell The Remarkable Story Of Early Jewish Participation In The Cultural, Social, And Political Development Of The New World
New-York Historical Society Exhibition To Tell The Remarkable Story Of Early Jewish Participation In The Cultural, Social, And Political Development Of The New World
Exhibit Includes Recently Recovered Manuscripts Relating to Mexican Inquisition Victim Luis de Carvajal to be on Public Display for the First Time The First Jewish Americans: Freedom and Culture in the New World, On View October 28, 2016 – February 26, 2017 This fall, a path-breaking exhibition at the New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New…
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“Here in the pages of Mein Kampf Hitler presented the world with his dark vision for the future. Years would pass before he attained the power to realize that vision, but Mein Kampf’s existence denies the free world the excuse of ignorance. We dismissed him as a madman and we ignored his wretched book; the result was a tragedy of unprecedented proportions. This is yet another lesson to take from Mein Kampf: the lesson of vigilance and responsibility, of not closing our eyes to the evil around us. Since World War II, our societies have taken promising steps in this regard. It is our responsibility to ensure the continued progress of that civilizing trend.” – Abraham Foxman
