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Battle Wounds
The post-October 8th, 2023 outbreak of Jew-hatred in academe continues to open psychic wounds. As a battle-tested veteran of many combats (for example the one pictured above), this phenomenon of psychic wounds is itself startling to me. Let me give … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail L. Rosenthal’s A Good Look at Evil, academic antisemitism, academic combat veteran, academic expediency, academic honor, academic politics, academic power struggle, academic reprisal, academic resentment, academic survival, anti-Israel cartoon, anti-Israel vigil holders, anti-whistleblower reprisal, Athens and Israel, Athens vs Israel, emotional survival, exhibit with anti-Israel cartoon, fashionable antisemitism, God as Witness, God in history, God on the timeline, impartial truth in academe, it’s not personal, Jewish assignment in history, Jewish identity, Jewish identity battles, Jewish psychic wounds, Jewish role in history, new antisemitism, Oct 8 2023, ousting a predator, Phyllis Chesler, Plato’s academy, predator in a religion, predator in a safe space, predator in the temple, Presbyterians against Israel, Presbyterians and the rabbi, psychic wounds, psychological survival, Reform Judaism, Reform temple, restoring one’s honor, rolling with the punches, scaring Jewish shopkeepers, search for truth, survival with no hard feelings, truth in academe, union-backed grievance, universities and Oct 7, universities vs Jews, whistleblower
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The Body Problem
The Body Problem Some years back, a path-breaking feminist book was published bearing the title, Our Bodies/Our Selves. It included black and white photos of stuff that I was not liberated enough to inspect too closely. I would have titled … Continue reading
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The Devil in the Details
The Devil in the Details Depression is not an attractive word, but it describes my mood in recent days. Two explanations (or causes?) spring to mind. First: I have this neuropathy handicap. My walking lacks its former, rhythmic life-of-its-own, becoming … Continue reading
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Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah I really hadn’t wanted to go this time. It’s the night for commemorating/remembering the Shoah, the Holocaust, which my temple observes annually. Christian clergy sit on the raised platform at the front of the sanctuary and read, taking … Continue reading
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