somewhere Kraus had the quip thatthe only anti-semitic joke was that jews were clever
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Ursula Stange wrote:
Conincidentally, my daughter's fiance had recommended Chabon's piece to us as the best thing he's read recently about being Jewish. Not being Jewish myself, I read it with much interest. I also read Charles Murray's article about Jewish Genius (referenced in the above). I had also already read David's suggested article from the NYReviw of Books (about the failure of the Jewish establishment). I'm not sure what else I want to know here (or who's Jewish here and might want to answer), but what can I assume is the current American Jewish response to what happened on the Gaza Flotilla? Is the response really divided by age (I'm sort of unwilling to believe that). I read somewhere that 49% of Americans think that what happened was the fault of the peace activists. I'm wondering what percentage of American Jews think that. And then last night I saw the "We Con the World" video sent out to foreign correspondents by the Israeli Government Press Office (the sending of which they labelled a mistake a few hours later).Ursula in North Bay (where there are so few Jewish families that the store-front synagogue has an itinerant rabbi)carol kirschenbaum wrote:David, Have you read Michael Chabon's recent piece on Israel (and its ability to be blockheaded) in the NYT? If not, perhaps add it to your reading list. It's wonderful. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/opinion/06chabon.html?sq=michael chabon&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=all Carol K. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:20 PM, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: I have three fresh pieces of reading to suggest to your attention: http: //www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/jun/10/failure-american-jewish-establishment/?page=1 http: //www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100607_limits_public_opinion_arabs_israelis_and_strategic_balance?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100608&utm_content=readmore&elq=a82e9578eadf4380bb920fe1011acdcb <http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100607_limits_public_opinion_arabs_israelis_and_strategic_balance?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100608&utm_content=readmore&elq=a82e9578eadf4380bb920fe1011acdcb> Both remind you that Israel, if not a state "like any other," is not monolithic. When you read that "Israel" is behaving this way or that, and "the Palestinians" are responding thus, its easy to forget that both entities are made up of competing factions, each with its own history. Those who wrote about Milgram earlier might be interested to learn what the U.S. army has done in response to studies by Marshall and Milgram and so on. How do they make killers out of civilians? The book is by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, "On Killing; The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society." First published in 1995, it was updated last year to take account of recent events. The introduction claims that it is now on the USMC Commandant's Required Reading List. Maybe Lawrence can tell us if this is a new thing, or if marines always had a Commandant's Required Reading List? I picked it up in Powell's just now, while handling books for three new courses. It survived the "dip" test is all I can say about it at present. The "dip" test is a random sampling of pages and a quick look at the bibliography and notes. Normally I wouldn't bother you with a book I haven't read, but I figure that by the time I get round to reading it, the Milgram posts will have been long forgotten. David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html <http://www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html>
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