Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on December 3, 2019

Things are changing though not always as much as we would want already and sometimes not for the better even.

Antisemitism is not an opinion, says German bishop (October 28). Antisemitic statements are not views protected by free speech. [They are] rather an attack on the fundamental value of our democracy. He called for a joint voice to oppose antisemitism. But he didnt address the BDS-support in the German RC Church.

The Anglican Church of Canada Prays for Reconciliation with the Jews (November 6). By the next General Synod in 2022 (we should only live that long), they want to replace a prayer calling for the conversion of Jews by a Prayer for Reconciliation with the Jews.

Church of England report admits Christian anti-Semitism helped lead to Holocaust (November 22). However, five days later we read:

While Acknowledging Past Antisemitism, Church of England Fails to Right Historical Wrongs (November 27). The author suggests that the widely reported qualifications as historic, a long-overdue call to repentance for antisemitism, and acknowledgment of Christianitys role in the Holocaust, are based on the documents Preface. The Church has never before tried to formally redefine post-Holocaust relations with Jews like the Roman Catholic Church did in 1965 with theNostra Aetatedeclaration. Yet, he writes, that the rest of the text is still implicitly and disturbingly antisemitic. It teaches anti-Zionism, and offers links to numerous anti-Zionist resources. So, maybe a good start though not perfect?

A rabbi in the Jerusalem Post has signaled a new type of antisemitism. He found it in the framework of the Presbyterian Christians but its not clear to me how widespread it is there and if this mutation is only found there. But let that be for what may and look at the new venom.

It goes like this: Not has the Church replaced the Synagogue, the notorious Replacement Theology: Look how the Jews are in the gutter never mind that we threw them there. Now that they miraculously returned from their dispersion, as predicted, to their original homeland, were going to say: Those are not the Jews that G^d has abandoned for us.

Its like theyre saying: Remember all those centuries that we hated, slandered, stole from, oppressed, expelled, and mass murdered the Jews? They were not the People of Israel. They were imposters. (So Jewish to trick you. O, no, they were not, we said.)

Here are ideas how to respond to such a lie.

Living well is the best revenge. Be a happy Jew!

MM is a prolific and creative writer and thinker, a daily blog contributor to the TOI. He is a fetal survivor of the pharmaceutical industry (https://diethylstilbestrol.co.uk/studies/des-and-psychological-health/), born in 1953 to two Dutch survivors who met in the largest concentration camp in the Netherlands, Westerbork, and holds a BA in medicine (University of Amsterdam). He taught Re-evaluation Co-counseling, became a social activist, became religious, made Aliyah, and raised three wonderful kids. He wrote an unpublished tome about Jewish Free Will. He's a strict vegan since 2008. He's an Orthodox Jew but not a rabbi. * His most influential teachers (chronologically) are: his parents, Nico (natan) van Zuiden and Betty (beisye) Nieweg, Wim Kan, Mozart, Harvey Jackins, Marshal Rosenberg, Reb Shlomo Carlebach and lehavdiel bein chayim lechayim: Rabbi Dr. Natan Lopes Cardozo, Rav Zev Leff and Rav Meir Lubin. * Previously, for decades, he was known to the Jerusalem Post readers as a frequent letter writer. For a couple of years he wrote hasbara for the Dutch public. His fields of attention now are varied: Psychology (including Sexuality and Abuse), Medicine (including physical immortality), Science (statistics), Politics (Israel, the US and the Netherlands, Activism - more than leftwing or rightwing, he hopes to highlight Truth), Oppression and Liberation (intersectionally, for young people, the elderly, non-Whites, women, workers, Jews, GLBTQAI, foreigners and anyone else who's dehumanized or exploited), Integrity, Philosophy, Jews (Judaism, Zionism, Holocaust and Jewish Liberation), Ecology and Veganism. Sometimes he's misunderstood because he has such a wide vision that never fits any specialist's box. But that's exactly what many love about him. Many of his posts relate to affairs from the news or the Torah Portion of the Week or are new insights that suddenly befell him. * He hopes that his words will inspire and inform, reassure the doubters but make the self-assured doubt more. He strives to bring a fresh perspective rather than bore you with the obvious. He doesn't expect his readers to agree. Rather, original minds must be disputed. In short, his main political positions are: anti-Trumpism, for Zionism, Intersectionality, non-violence, democracy, anti the fake peace process, for original-Orthodoxy, Science, Free Will, anti blaming-the-victim and for down-to-earth optimism. Read his blog how he attempts to bridge any discrepancies. He admits sometimes exaggerating to make a point, which could have him come across as nasty, while in actuality, he's quit a lovely person to interact with. He holds - how Dutch - that a strong opinion doesn't imply intolerance of other views. * His writing has been made possible by an allowance for second generation Holocaust survivors from the Netherlands. It has been his dream since he was 38 to try to make a difference by teaching through writing. He had three times 9-out-of-10 for Dutch at his high school finals but is spending his days communicating in English and Hebrew - how ironic. G-d must have a fine sense of humor. In case you wonder - yes, he is a bit dyslectic. November 13, 2018, he published his 500st blog post with the ToI. If you're a native English speaker and wonder why you should read from people whose English is only their second language, consider the advantage of having a peek outside of your cultural bubble. * NEW: To see other blog posts by him, his overspill blog you can reach by clicking on the Website icon next to his picture at the head of every post. There you may find precursors to later TOI blog posts, addition or corrections of published TOI blog posts, blog posts the TOI will not carry and some thoughts that are too short to be a TOI blog post. Also, the TOI only allows for one blog post per blogger per 24 hours. Sometimes, he has more to say than that. * To send any personal reaction to him, scroll to the top of the blog post and click Contact Me.

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