Marjorie Davis, at The Blogs

Dec 7, 2024, 1:17 PM

The first election I remember is the 1972 Nixon vs. McGovern race. Students in my Providence Hebrew Day School class overwhelmingly voiced their support for McGovern. Too young to understand the issues and have their own opinions, my classmates...

Sep 27, 2024, 6:47 PM

It takes new ideas to solve old problems

Like any software developer, I know the frustration of sometimes writing code that doesn’t work as expected. When I am relentlessly trying to find the bug in my program, the building would have to be on fire before I...

Aug 23, 2024, 8:53 PM

Kamala won’t be silent and neither should we

Last month my nephew sent me a meme. Two guys are casually talking, each with a beer in his hand. One guy says, “My party’s antisemites are tolerable – not at all like yours.” Both funny and disturbing at the...

Jun 10, 2024, 12:00 AM

Questions without answers & Answers without questions

Nobel laureate Isidor Rabi, whose work led to the creation of microwave ovens and MRI tests, once said that he attributed his success to his mother. “When I came home from school, she would never ask me, ‘What did...

May 1, 2024, 7:24 AM

Antisemitism: A hatred like no other

In 2019, I went on a European vacation with a Jewish tour group. Although the tours were not primarily Jewish-themed, they did include quite a bit of Jewish history. Visiting Italy, Spain, France, and Monaco, we heard a litany...

Apr 9, 2024, 12:19 AM

Picking the winning team

For many years, I have participated in an NCAA basketball pool. Before filling out my bracket, I researched the expert picks, only to later learn that the experts were no better at picking the winners than I was. The...

Mar 17, 2024, 4:22 AM

Why I joined the DEI group, and why I left

A Book about DEI diversity, equity and inclusion and paper figurines.

In 2019, the UK’s Labour Party released a video saying, “Diversity is our greatest strength. Labour will support people who wear a hijab, a turban, or a cross. The Labour government will value you; just be your true, authentic...

Feb 28, 2024, 2:57 PM

The Hamas attack: How Israel’s goodwill gestures backfired

The Hamas massacre epitomizes the saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Hoping for peace, Israel gave Gaza to the Palestinians In 2005, Israel removed all Israeli residents, dug up Jewish graves, withdrew all soldiers, and handed Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. ...

Jan 15, 2024, 2:07 AM

How the world failed generations of Palestinians

Arab countries, Palestinian governments, UNRWA, Western media, and protestors have brought misery to the Palestinian people. One of the most poignant stories from the October 7 massacre involves a 13-year-old boy named Ariel Zohar. Ariel became a bar mitzvah just...

Dec 14, 2023, 10:46 AM

The Jewish Story of Resilience and Hope

Former U.S. Ambassador John Loeb recounted his experience at an elite prep school after World War II. When shown images of concentration camps, his fellow students said, “Well, we don’t like Hitler, but at least he killed the Jews.” As...

About Me

Marjorie lives in Providence, RI. She graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Computer Science, and is a Senior Database Specialist in a large, international technology company. She is a frequent writer on antisemitism and Israel.

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