by Henry Oliner | Nov 8, 2016 | Anti Semitism
November 9 and 10 is the anniversary of Kristallnacht (literally “Crystal night”) or the “Night of Broken Glass”. In 1938 “99 Jews were murdered and 25,000 to 30,000 were arrested and placed in concentration camps. 267 synagogues were...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 14, 2014 | Anti Semitism
A common question from my conservative friends is why Jews vote so overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party. Jews voted for Obama with nearly 80% of the vote and his less than warm reception to Israel baffles many observers. One reason has less to do with being Jewish...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 4, 2013 | Anti Semitism
Alan Dershowitz writes in The Jerusalem Post The death of a liberal Israel lover, 2/4/13, thoughts on Ed Koch and the changing politics of Israel supporters. Excerpts: When Israel was established in 1948, it had the enthusiastic backing of the hard Left – the Soviet...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 1, 2010 | Business, Economics, Economy, Foreign policy, Israel, Politics, Random
We mortals pride ourselves as rational beings, but we act emotionally. We get attached to previous positions, and will discount or filter evidence rather than change our minds. We read the news for confirmation rather than information. We are so inundated with...
by Henry Oliner | Nov 13, 2009 | Anti Semitism
“Another factor affecting the nature of anti-Semitic manifestations is cultural in a deeper sense. Some societies value individualism more than communalism, some the other way around. In most Western societies and in American society in particular, the ethos at...
