Every year, the world mourns the Holocaust, only to turn around and justify new forms of antisemitism. If we can’t recognise its latest disguise, what exactly are we remembering?
Excellent post, I hope young JEWs bombarded with anti Zionist propaganda from academia(the university Mid East and in some case "Jewish" studies dept.) journalism, social media, street protests....from every quarter there is Jewish history erasure, Jewish identity erasure, Palestinian superscessionism, progressive church Jew replacement theology.... I hope they will heed your message.
I, too, wonder who you are, Lucy Tobrizi, because as steeped in writing and Jewish activism as I am, and a writer and poet myself, I find your piece on antisemitism enthralling, spot-on - even wryly humorous in part in just the right places. I want everyone to read it, most especially those ignorant of Jewish history and Jews themselves. Bravo.
Readers Beware — this article is filled with extremes. It is extremely cogent, extremely articulate, Reader Beware: Article is extreme. It is extremely lucid, extremely insightful, and extremely factual.
A few points ofmintrest:
"Stalin, by the way, was preparing his own purge of Soviet Jewry in the 1950s"
One version of the story runs that Stalin already had the lists drawn up and the trains assembled in the yards, but the day before the plan could be executed, he suffered a massive stroke.
"Critiquing Israel’s policies is as valid as critiquing those of any country"
The distinction not only many opponents of Israel fail to make, but many Jews do too, is that critiquing a country's policies is not the same thing as criticizing the country itself. The former focuses on a government's platform; the latter attacks the core legitimacy of the state's right to exist.
"[Israel] exists because the world completely failed the Jewish People."
That may be the modern interpretation of Zionism; however, Israel's existence began some 3,500 years ago when the 12 tribes of Israel migrated to Canaan.
"the freshly minted United Nations knew that the moment Israel declared independence, it would face a war of annihilation from the surrounding Arab armies."
An even cursory examination of the UN partition plan reveals that the narrowest section of the proposed Jewish homeland was from a military point of view an indefensible choke point. Had the Arab armies focused on it, they could have divided they new Jewish homeland into two and then just conducted a mopping up exercise.
Antisemitism is the original STD (Socially Transmitted Disease). But seriously, fighting back can be dangerous. It may get you hurt or even killed. Here in the U.S., the political opponents of Pres. Trump have no constructive ideas. Their solution is a call to action to "take it to the streets". Meaning that I foresee their shock troops of Antifa and BLM rioting and burning as in 2020 (sounds like Hamas to me). While the theme of 2020 was hatred of the police and the" white oppressors", this new go-round will feature hatred of the Jews. Last time around, many Jews stood in solidarity with these groups, hoping that the violence would pass and leave them unharmed. What about this time? Fools again or will Jews fight back? Are you ready? We may soon find out.
Qatar & the Saudis have given giant endowments to all of the American universities, colleges and some high schools - in exchange the school agrees to hire professors that teach their antiIsrael rewriting of history to our youth. The schools also enroll Arab students without merit (just like wealthy Americans do!) The destruction of Western Civilization is being chipped away. If you're future oriented, better come up with a plan of action!
Excellent, but I would point out that there is just no evidence that every year the world mourns the Holocaust. As you said, there are statements. No mourning. Not even really any regrets except from the Germans.
Time to stop trying to explain or understand Jew hate. Put on the blinders and full speed ahead. If it’s ethnic cleansing or whatever the antisemites want to call it, who cares. Gaza will be for those who want to live in peace. That excludes hamas and those who support it.
Who are you, Lucy? This was fabulous. Spot on. Bravo!👏
Excellent post, I hope young JEWs bombarded with anti Zionist propaganda from academia(the university Mid East and in some case "Jewish" studies dept.) journalism, social media, street protests....from every quarter there is Jewish history erasure, Jewish identity erasure, Palestinian superscessionism, progressive church Jew replacement theology.... I hope they will heed your message.
Brillant essay.......thank you so much......Everyone should read it.......Enough with the lies and the distortion of history !!!....
A perfect summary of today’s dangers. Thank you.
Outstanding article.
I am overwhelmed with emotion at how brilliant this article is. Thank you for writing it, publishing it and stating what are cold hard facts!
Thank you so much. As an amateur writer who wants to write more, comments like this are so encouraging.
I would never have guessed you were an amateur writer!
I, too, wonder who you are, Lucy Tobrizi, because as steeped in writing and Jewish activism as I am, and a writer and poet myself, I find your piece on antisemitism enthralling, spot-on - even wryly humorous in part in just the right places. I want everyone to read it, most especially those ignorant of Jewish history and Jews themselves. Bravo.
Thank you for your encouraging and kind words!
Readers Beware — this article is filled with extremes. It is extremely cogent, extremely articulate, Reader Beware: Article is extreme. It is extremely lucid, extremely insightful, and extremely factual.
A few points ofmintrest:
"Stalin, by the way, was preparing his own purge of Soviet Jewry in the 1950s"
One version of the story runs that Stalin already had the lists drawn up and the trains assembled in the yards, but the day before the plan could be executed, he suffered a massive stroke.
"Critiquing Israel’s policies is as valid as critiquing those of any country"
The distinction not only many opponents of Israel fail to make, but many Jews do too, is that critiquing a country's policies is not the same thing as criticizing the country itself. The former focuses on a government's platform; the latter attacks the core legitimacy of the state's right to exist.
"[Israel] exists because the world completely failed the Jewish People."
That may be the modern interpretation of Zionism; however, Israel's existence began some 3,500 years ago when the 12 tribes of Israel migrated to Canaan.
"the freshly minted United Nations knew that the moment Israel declared independence, it would face a war of annihilation from the surrounding Arab armies."
An even cursory examination of the UN partition plan reveals that the narrowest section of the proposed Jewish homeland was from a military point of view an indefensible choke point. Had the Arab armies focused on it, they could have divided they new Jewish homeland into two and then just conducted a mopping up exercise.
Antisemitism is the original STD (Socially Transmitted Disease). But seriously, fighting back can be dangerous. It may get you hurt or even killed. Here in the U.S., the political opponents of Pres. Trump have no constructive ideas. Their solution is a call to action to "take it to the streets". Meaning that I foresee their shock troops of Antifa and BLM rioting and burning as in 2020 (sounds like Hamas to me). While the theme of 2020 was hatred of the police and the" white oppressors", this new go-round will feature hatred of the Jews. Last time around, many Jews stood in solidarity with these groups, hoping that the violence would pass and leave them unharmed. What about this time? Fools again or will Jews fight back? Are you ready? We may soon find out.
Qatar & the Saudis have given giant endowments to all of the American universities, colleges and some high schools - in exchange the school agrees to hire professors that teach their antiIsrael rewriting of history to our youth. The schools also enroll Arab students without merit (just like wealthy Americans do!) The destruction of Western Civilization is being chipped away. If you're future oriented, better come up with a plan of action!
Anti Semitism as Chief Rabbi Sacks of blessed memory wrote is the world’s oldest social disease and knows no boundaries
To get an historical view of the the progress of antisemitism, I recommend reading
“Anti-Judaism - The Western Tradition”,
by David Nirenberg.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=anti-judaism+by+david+nirenberg
Probably the most intellectually rewarding book that I have ever read.
Excellent, but I would point out that there is just no evidence that every year the world mourns the Holocaust. As you said, there are statements. No mourning. Not even really any regrets except from the Germans.
Time to stop trying to explain or understand Jew hate. Put on the blinders and full speed ahead. If it’s ethnic cleansing or whatever the antisemites want to call it, who cares. Gaza will be for those who want to live in peace. That excludes hamas and those who support it.
Not as long as the terror tunnels remain.
Check out Dara Horn's non fiction essay collection "People Love Dead Jews"...
Why is it illegal in about 20 countries to question the Holocaust story?