October 1, 1917, Ottoman soldiers surrounded the Jewish village of Zichron Yaakov. Their goal was to arrest Jews working to to help the British take over Ottoman Palestine. The captured Jews were jailed and tortured. The Ottoman Kamikam (governor) threatened to do to the Jews what was done t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Misc.’
October 1st, 2015 - 8:06 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Origins of the Conflict In Israel/Palestine
September 28th, 2015 - 4:15 am § in Misc.
Nullification
What is “nullification?” The doctrine that Federal laws are subject to being overturned by any state. Prior to the Civil war, nullification was widely promoted by John Calhoun, the great Southern advocate of slavery. Later the doctrine was touted as justifying segregation. Now i[...]
September 27th, 2015 - 12:33 pm § in Misc.
The Ave Challenge: This mask represents a mythical woman form what place
A. Nigeria B. Western Canada C. Brazil D. India E. New Guinea[...]
September 25th, 2015 - 10:59 am § in Misc.
A Geneticist’s Criticism of Racism.
On Nicholas Wade and the blurring of boundaries between science and fantasy By Michael Eisen | Published: June 4, 2014 I just finished reading Nicholas Wade’s “A Troublesome Inheritance”, his latest effort to explain all of his personal racial prejudices in the light of recent human evolution.[...]
September 23rd, 2015 - 12:28 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: This mask is from what country?
A. Germany B. Italy C. France D. Canada E. Mexico[...]
September 23rd, 2015 - 4:57 am § in Misc.
Bigotry in Florida:
Imagine Sending Your Black Kid to This High School! Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first “grand wizard” of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1800s. While Duval Public School District in Jacksonville, Fla., recently gained media attention after changing the name of local Nathan B. Forrest Hi[...]
September 20th, 2015 - 4:52 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATION: On Paul
On Paul as a Jew The Roman Bible describes Paul as an advocate of the poor and as a learned Pharisee. Both are false. Paul was a Roman citizen, a son of a Roman citizen, living not in Jerusalem but in Tarsus. Saying he was a “devout Jew” is a bit like describing Karl Marx […][...]
READING: A Great Biography!
A Jew Among Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus by Frederick Raphael Mr. Raphael, I am in awe. I just finished your book “Josephus ..” There is so much there that I was overwhelmed. I bought it (on a Kindle) to learn more about Josephus and found instead a fascinating and u[...]
ANT SPEAKS: On being wierd