The Saturday Profile - Forsaking Israeli Politics, Avraham Burg Challenges Zionism - Biography - NYT

The Saturday Profile - Forsaking Israeli Politics, Avraham Burg Challenges Zionism - Biography - NYTimes.com

WHAT are Mr. Burg’s prescriptions? He wants a new Jewish identity focused not on the particular but on the universal, asserting that “if we do not establish modern Israeli identity on foundations of optimism, faith in humans and full trust in the family of nations, we have no chance of existing.” He wants Israel to dismantle the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and replace it with the headquarters for the International Criminal Court, making it the epicenter of international prevention of genocide.

The Holocaust Is Over; We Must Rise From Its Ashes sounds like a book I will want to read.

The Saturday Profile - Forsaking Israeli Politics, Avraham Burg Challenges Zionism - Biography - NYT

The Saturday Profile - Forsaking Israeli Politics, Avraham Burg Challenges Zionism - Biography - NYTimes.com

WHAT are Mr. Burg’s prescriptions? He wants a new Jewish identity focused not on the particular but on the universal, asserting that “if we do not establish modern Israeli identity on foundations of optimism, faith in humans and full trust in the family of nations, we have no chance of existing.” He wants Israel to dismantle the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and replace it with the headquarters for the International Criminal Court, making it the epicenter of international prevention of genocide.

The Holocaust Is Over; We Must Rise From Its Ashes sounds like a book I will want to read.

Chanukah Isn't The Jewish Name For Christmas by Ira Jay Rosen

Ira Jay Rosen
Brooklyn, New York

Chanukah Isn't The Jewish Name For Christmas

Because Chanukah is usually celebrated in December, many non-Jewish Americans think that there must be a relationship between Chanukah and Christmas.
Nothing can be further from the truth!

The story of Chanukah is much older than the story of Christmas. It is a story of the bravery of ordinary people in the face of impossible odds, and of the courage of a small minority to fight for their beliefs, and for their way of life. It is the story of the defeat of the greatest army in the world by a small group of women and men, living in caves.

( Read more... )

Download a PDF of this article here

Chanukah Isn't The Jewish Name For Christmas by Ira Jay Rosen

Ira Jay Rosen
Brooklyn, New York

Chanukah Isn't The Jewish Name For Christmas

Because Chanukah is usually celebrated in December, many non-Jewish Americans think that there must be a relationship between Chanukah and Christmas.
Nothing can be further from the truth!

The story of Chanukah is much older than the story of Christmas. It is a story of the bravery of ordinary people in the face of impossible odds, and of the courage of a small minority to fight for their beliefs, and for their way of life. It is the story of the defeat of the greatest army in the world by a small group of women and men, living in caves.

( Read more... )

Download a PDF of this article here