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...brought these many facets of his persona to controversial interpretations of Miller’s plays as well as his own construction of Jewish identity.A GAY JEW IN LOUISIANAIn a question-and-answer session with about 40 Harvard students at Hillel, the Louisiana-raised Kushner recalled how Judaism helped him get through a childhood of ostracism for being gay.“Being Jewish helped me understand how I could be something that the rest of the world said was bad,” he said.Kushner said he knew he was gay as early...
...from Feb. 22 to March 3, drew about 60 students and was met with much enthusiasm, said Martin T. Nguyen, a third year PhD candidate in Middle Eastern studies and history who will be leading the biweekly seminars. The program was inspired by a series of “Judaism 101” seminars offered by Harvard Hillel last year, Nguyen said. HIS has been considering the idea of an introductory seminar for about a year, according to a member of the society, Nura A. Hossainzadeh ’06, who helped initiate the program. But HIS did not have...
...both English and German—as in a number of other languages, Hebrew included—the term refers to a programmatic political, social and cultural agenda against Jews. The added element of racial hatred differentiates anti-Semitism from the older phenomenon of religious bigotry known as anti-Judaism. The practices and policies that lead to genocide, pogroms, lynching, and the systematic exclusion of Jews from civil society simply because they are Jews are indisputable examples of anti-Semitism. The recent kidnapping, torture, and murder of Ilan Halimi in France and the explicitly hateful policies of the Islamic Republic...
...religion does influence their political beliefs. “Religion is a personal and private matter that does and should color people’s perception of politics,” says Eric P. Lesser ‘07, president of the Harvard College Democrats. Lesser says that his Judaism is especially important to him, and that Jewish values, such as tzedekah (justice or charity), tikkun olam (healing the world), and mitzvah (God’s moral commandments), make him a Democrat.The Dems boast many Jewish members like Lesser, but Harvard Dems member Kyle A. Krahel...
...think it’s okay to mock things that some people consider “transcendental” and holy? MANKOFF: That which is put forward without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. I mean, you know, people are building these incredible superstructures, whether it’s Judaism, Christianity, Islam—I was totally taken aback when I found out that limbo no longer existed. That something that never existed was now eliminated. I’m astounded by religion in general…It’s all silly to me. I’m confused...