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...Americans, who are conflicted about their personal views on homosexuality and uncomfortable with queer culture, are complicit in active persecution is inappropriate." Levitin's argument implies that it would be just as accurate to say that since the majority of Americans are conflicted about their personal views of Judaism and feel uncomfortable with Jewish culture (with the exception of bagels), they are not complicit in anti-Semitism. If it were not for protections against public and private religious persecution, Jews would still be an endangered minority in this country, excluded from institutions of power and higher learning and vulnerable...
According to Zakim, history is only valuable ifcitizens learn from past mistakes and work tocombat racism and anti-Semitism today. Judaism isa faith based on deeds, not words, he said, andthe best measure of the legacy of the Holocaust iswhat the younger generation does to combat racism...
...remember when I went to a religious dayschool, the other kids would make fun of mebecause I didn't look Jewish," said Joel B. Pollak'99. "I think assimilation is [creating asituation of] hiding outward symbols of Judaism...
...characterize Chabad and Orthodox Judaism in this way is to neglect the distinctions between the two and to misrepresent both. Orthodox Jews, broadly, are those Jews who strive to fulfill the commandments of the Torah and the Halacha (the cumulative rabbinical commentary on the Torah), such as keeping the Sabbath and strictly observing dietary restrictions. There are, however, many particular religious sects that do not fall easily under this category. Among these religious sects, there are many different modes of observance, styles of dress and interpretations of texts...
...thing the article did successfully convey was the amount of division and misinformation that exists even within the Jewish community about Chabad and religious Judaism more generally. I believe that many serious critiques of religious Judaism and religious Jewish beliefs are quite valid, and I highly respect the opinions of those quoted in the article. But the way their quotes were presented and the general tone of the article hinted at the viscerally negative reaction many Jews have toward Chabad. This reaction is the product of misinformation and prejudice and not a small amount of "ethnic self-hatred"--the feeling...