A Brother’s Gift
To the Jews who, in the sixties, envied the Black Power Movement; who in the nineties envied the Palestinians; who weep at Exodus but jeer at the Israel Defense Forces; who nod when Tevye praises…
Tag: David Mamet
Today’s One-Liner (#320)
The Jew is not only made and instructed but also commanded to live in the world and to enjoy those things that God permitted him—among the chiefest joys: that of belonging. –David Mamet, The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism,…
More Recent Reading
Dear L., Here is a list of some books I’ve read in the past few years. Given my pretty rigid leftist mindset, Simone Weil’s maxim was often on my mind in reading the following……
Today’s One-Liner (#114)
Nothing is more dangerous, either for an individual, or for a people, than to confess to sins of which one is innocent. –Ahad Ha’am, quoted in David Mamet, The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the…