Larry Greenberg, at The Blogs

May 6, 2022, 7:58 PM

Blacks and Jews in America – an unsatisfying dialogue

I wish Blacks and Jews in America, an Invitation to Dialogue (Georgetown University Press, 2022) had lived up to its promise of a real juxtaposition of amicably conflicting viewpoints. But despite, or perhaps because, Reverend Terrence Johnson (TJ) and Professor...

Jun 7, 2019, 9:58 PM

Observations of a Jewish Traveler to Iberia

My wife and I just returned from a wonderful fortnight in Iberia. We truly enjoyed the trip and marveled at the brick, marble and especially the tiled buildings, walls, streets and aqueducts that reveal the history of places, some of which are...

Apr 10, 2018, 7:30 AM

Imminent Flashpoints

The void created by Pres. Obama's hasty and JCPOA-related abandonment of US allies in the Middle East has been gladly and speedily filled by our enemies. A 2016 assessment already documenteed that Syria had already been occupied by foreign troops whose main interest...

Dec 16, 2017, 9:30 AM

Dead Sea Scrolls Chutzpah

Cognitive dissonance is a universal human idiosyncrasy. In her Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Who Owns the Dead Sea Scrolls?” Charlotte Allen opens our eyes to cognitive dissonance as the willful dishonesty of the Palestinian Authority and those who espouse...

Aug 14, 2017, 7:16 PM

Murder Mystery as Libel

Murder under the Bridge Review It’s generally a good thing to question one’s own biases when selecting a reading, even in fiction. Having previously admired several nuanced murder-political whodunits by Matt Benyon Rees featuring the intellectually honest UN teacher, Omar...

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Retired technology executive residing in Skokie Illinois, with a background in history and Middle East studies,committed to argue for preserving Western values.