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Jul 11, 2017, 2:52 PM

Ain’t Boycotting Roger Waters

In the wake of developments relating to a new documentary by Ian Halperin about Roger Waters, I have one thing to say about the musician and his ridiculous anti-Semitism: Pink Floyd rocks! Wait a sec ... was I supposed to say that? Aren't...

Jul 2, 2017, 8:43 PM

After Every Simcha, a Hallelujah

Another night passed, and another dream came along. I have lots of them these days, presumably the result of the medication I'm taking for Tourette syndrome, which I was officially diagnosed with last week. They are vivid, powerful. But one...

Jun 21, 2017, 1:13 PM

The Importance of Meeting Ernest

Think haredi Jews, as a rule, smell? Are unhygienic? Rude? Obnoxious? If you do, you know what you can do to yourself. Let me be more explicit: Anyone who denigrates the haredi population in general is guilty of being as anti-Semitic...

Jun 16, 2017, 5:10 AM

My Muslim Friend

Bigotry and baklava. They don't go together. One is sour, bitter. The other: sweet. I prefer baklava. Why am I writing about this? Well, it reminds me of a recent incident at work when I was about to start a hectic day. A...

Jun 6, 2017, 3:38 AM

Wonder Woman’s Jewish values

Billions of years ago, when I was a child attending Hebrew school at Central Synagogue in New York City, I had a class that I couldn't for the life of me appreciate: Jewish values. We talked about tzedakah. We...

May 10, 2017, 6:57 PM

After ‘The Promise’: Keeping the Armenian Genocide in Mind

Now that the tremendous film The Promise has debuted and all the hype is out, we, as Jews and human beings, must not forget one thing: To remember the Armenian genocide and those who perished in it. It's easy to forget...

May 7, 2017, 6:18 AM

The Old ‘Zionism Is as Bad as Anti-Semitism’ Myth

While waiting outside Theatre 80 St. Mark's to meet the spot's estimable owner, Lorcan Otway, last weekend, I noticed one of the individuals who was there to protest silly anti-Semite Gilad Atzmon's appearance at the venue was working on some...

May 1, 2017, 1:51 AM

Satisfaction Guaranteed

There's little more fulfilling in life than finally meeting a wonderful new friend in person ... and, within the same hour, giving the finger to a noxious bigot. So it was today at Manhattan's Theatre 80 Saint Mark's, where I...

Apr 23, 2017, 2:57 PM

Our Obligation to See ‘The Promise’

Piles of dead bodies. Men, women and children stuffed into boxcars. Forced slave labor. Does any of this sound familiar? If, on Yom HaShoah, these records of villainy hit close to home, then we, as Jews, should also remember another genocide...

Apr 19, 2017, 3:22 PM

The Dershowitz question

"What do you suggest I do?" That was the query from eminent attorney Alan Dershowitz that I found in my e-mailbox a few days ago in response to a message I sent him relating to the scheduled appearance this month...

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About Me

Simon Hardy Butler is a writer and editor living in New York City. He has written for publications ranging from Zagat to Adweek and has interviewed innumerable people—including two Auschwitz survivors whose story may be heard at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s website. His views and opinions are his own.