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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Pluto, in colors

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Original available at  https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-rich-color-variations-of-pluto

1844 photo of the Dome of the Rock

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

COLD WAR II - everything old is new again!

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Everything old is new again - but not any of the good old things. Just this week our president revived the old racist idea that only white ...
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Update on Eliade and fascism

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I've just posted an update to an old post on Mircea Eliade and fascism , with links to three interesting articles or books that deal wit...
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Support progressive young Jews on campus!

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Creating a Home for Next Gen Liberal Jews Through The Third Narrative Joshua Schwartz Northwestern University, class of 2015 Dear ...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Jerusalem and environs in photos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif in 1877 Temple Mount - Muslims leaving for Nebi Musa festival, 1910 Damascus Gate in 1870 Outsi...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Growing Antisemitism in Sweden

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Anti-Semitism  in Sweden now mostly comes from Muslim extremists and the left-wing, not from right-wing extremists. STOCKHOLM — This past...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Why I signed the Jewish Studies scholars statement on Jerusalem

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I signed this statement criticizing Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and move the American embassy to Jerusa...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Kayla Moore - "One of our attorneys is a Jew"

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At a campaign rally for Ray Moore tonight in Midland City, AL, Kayla Moore spoke about accusations of antisemitism against her husband. K...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

"We want 48" - Anti-Israel and anti-semitic demonstration in Times Square

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Many of the protests around the world against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli's capital and his decision that the U.S. E...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

On not normalizing Nazis

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So we’re gonna do this now, huh. https://t.co/E3mSS221ee — Julius Goat 🦆 (@JuliusGoat) November 25, 2017 Just a nice holiday weeke...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Review of "Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left"

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Jeffrey Herf.   Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989.   Cambridge:   Cambridge University Press...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Academic boycotts and the Society of Biblical Literature

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I just noticed that the SBL recently posted a statement opposing academic boycotts. It doesn't mention any particular boycott, but I s...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

Why I oppose the academic boycott of Israel; why the AAR should not support BDS

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Because there are people starting to organize for support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement at the American Academy of Reli...
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Thursday, November 16, 2017

"Alt-right" woman unclear on the concept

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Unclear on the concept. " Wife with a Purpose ," a Mormon ex-feminist, now supporter of the alt-right, "Trad Life," whit...

Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews - Bret Stephens

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Bret Stephens:  Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews The Zionist Organization of America feted Stephen K. Bannon at a gala dinner in New York ...
Thursday, November 02, 2017

Tariq Ramadan's violent attacks upon women

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What is the relationship between open disrespect of women and rape? Let's examine the case of Tariq Ramadan. In 2009, the American ...
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Monday, October 30, 2017

Education and the Pitfalls of Purity

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Professors like me can’t stay silent about this extremist moment on campuses An atrocious story from Reed College about the anti-intellect...
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Muhammad's journey to Jerusalem

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Attributed to `Abd al-Razzaq by Jahangir, black and white sketch attributed to Bihzad by Dust Muhammad, probably by Qasim Ali (pupil of B...
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I teach at Ithaca College, do research on early Jewish magic and mysticism, visit Israel frequently, and enjoy the lovely Finger Lakes region of New York State. This is my personal blog, and the statements in it reflect only my own views, not those of Ithaca College.
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