Ed. Central to Judaism is the idea of “mitzvah.” Mitzvah is one of those words that do not translate well. It can mean law, good deed, and religious obligation all at the same time. Moreover, in Judaism, the mitzvot (plural) are themselves eternal, not so much mandated by God, but like G[...]
Posts Tagged ‘SMS family’
Buchenwald 6: The Horror of Holocaust Denial
I do not know what to make of this …. is the author telling us to diminish the stories of Buchenwald? Does it matter if the tattoos were from Jewish skin? “maybe people died natural deaths and then their tattoos were removed?” Readmore about our family and the Buchenwald story.[...]
Christmas Presents For An Atheist?
Click the picture for just the thing![...]
Lawyers as Thugs: One Man’s Approach
If you’re willing to look a monster in the eyes, you just might find that he has no teeth. There are all kinds of lawyers …. civil right attorneys, lawyers hired by corporations to limit rights of employees, corporate lawyers who protect corporate rights at the expense of others who can not [...]
Rabbis and Beards!
Over 4,500 rabbis gathered in Brooklyn this weekend for the Annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, or Kinus Hashluchim. They came from over 80 nations in order to attend the conference, themed “Through Darkness A Shining Light.” My grandfather was a rabbi as well[...]
November 4th, 2013 - 1:54 pm § in Hypocrisy
Atheists Acting Badly
I am an atheist. Why would I ever want to insult others like this? The people in this video, sadly, are behaving in a manner I can only call “Christian.” T he ugliness of evangelism is not limited to believers. Atheists, raised in this culture can be equally hateful. Readmore about athei[...]
November 4th, 2013 - 1:26 pm § in Hypocrisy
Ebay Apologizes For Making MOney Off of the Holocaust
eBay Issues Apology For Holocaust Items Listed On Site AP | Ebay sign on the Hamilton Avenue Campbell, CA campus. red, blue, yellow and green primary colors on black background. | Getty LONDON (AP) — Online auction site eBay has apologized after a newspaper found apparent Holocaust memorabil[...]
November 4th, 2013 - 11:33 am § in Misc.
Buchenwald 5: who is Viktor Kempf?
From the Vancouver Sun News that an online vendor – identified as a Vancouver man – was selling Holocaust memorabilia on eBay has ignited outrage around the globe. News that an online vendor – identified as a Vancouver man – was selling Holocaust memorabilia on eBay has ign[...]
Buchenwald 4: Profiteering off of the Holocaust
While my family feud is going on, an English newspaper, The Mail. reports that eBay has hosted sales of the clothes of concentration camp victims including the striped uniform thought to have belonged to a Polish baker who died in Auschwitz, which was on sale for £11,200. Within hours of being al[...]
Anti Semitism in Europe
from Vaz iz Neias Almost 60 years after my father and other Americans discovered Buchenwald in the beech forest around Weimar and 75 years since Kristallnacht sent German Jews to that camp, a poll of European Jews has found that 75% live in fear because of the rise of anti Semitism. 30% hav[...]