Jonathan Franklin, at The Blogs

Jan 12, 2024, 8:20 PM

Freedom of Speech vs. Code of Student Conduct

On December 5, 2023 University Presidents Testify In House Hearing On Campus Antisemitism The tension between freedom of speech and Code of Student Conduct at private schools jarringly entered the public domain after the President of the University of Pennsylvania...

Oct 24, 2022, 9:59 PM

Why The Abrahamic Religions Have Not Achieved True Monotheism

Each of the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, claim that there is just one omnipotent God, but is it the same god? How could the same god reveal the Five Books of Moses (“Torah”), the Gospels and...

Apr 6, 2021, 5:34 PM

In the shadow of Yom Hashoah: Remembrance and defiance of Jewish persecution

A long history of Jewish persecution is largely responsible for Jews casting themselves as victims or defenders of their faith. The ancient stories that make up many of the Jewish religious holidays reflect this communal experience by expressing either...

Nov 30, 2020, 3:09 PM

The Palestinian Refugee Fallacy

Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 the Palestinian refugee issue has been used as a pawn to castigate Israel for its "occupation" and denying the Palestinians the "Right of Return". Today it is reasonable to ask,...

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Emigrated to the United States from England in 1979. Graduated from New York University in 1981 with a BS in Business Administration and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1984. Has Letters to the Editor published in Commentary Magazine, New York Times, Jewish Week and Jewish Link. Former Treasurer and President of Hillels of Westchester. Assisted Jewish students composing articles in college newspapers defending Israel. Actively involved in interfaith work. Former Director of Procurement for a major consumer products company.

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