Daily Archives: February 20, 2015

Why Did Stalin Become Anti-Semitic?

In this lecture, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “We come to the synagogue [in Moscow in 1980] and there is a famous picture of Golda Meir when she was the Israeli ambassador to Russia after the founding of the state [of … Continue reading

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A Pragmatic vs an Absolute Commitment to Truth

In this lecture, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “My wife was on a bus in Jerusalem and struck up a conversation with a woman writing in Arabic, who says, I owe my life to the Jewish Agency. The Mossad set up … Continue reading

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Did Christianity Invent Liberalism?

Steve Sailer writes: So, it’s helpful to add a third culture to the big question of the day about Christianity and Islam: – In Culture A, X happened, but in Cultures B and C, X didn’t happen? Why? Fortunately for … Continue reading

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Why a Jewess almost married Nacho but didn’t

From NYMag.com: “Growing up, I saw marriage as stressed-out, sexually frustrated people worrying about bat mitzvahs,” says Victoria, 31, from a “comfortable” New Jersey suburb. “Part of the attraction to Nacho was that it’d be impossible for us to be … Continue reading

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Writing Acknowledgments

David Shenk writes in the New York Times: “A few inquiries remain unanswered. I would still be delighted to hear from: David Cesarani, Liane Dirks (on Polityka), Guido Knopp (on sources), Jörg Müll­ner (on the sound editing of the tapes) … Continue reading

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