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...discussion of the "degraded other," a segment of society which is scapegoated as the cause of societal problems, was the major focus of the early remarks of both Lerner and West...
...Jewish religion is built around telling the story of the liberation struggle," said Lerner, who is the publisher of the liberal Jewish Tikkun Magazine...
...Early rulers in Europe found the Jews to be a ready-made 'demeaned other' Jews were offered a choice: get rid of your Jewishness and you will be allowed to assimilate into the American culture," Lerner said...
Disagreements between the speakers, who co-authored a recently published book Jews and Blacks, were highlighted as West responded to Lerner's argument against a "more oppressed than thou" philosophy...
...most tense moment of the night occurred as the Nation of Islam member accused West of being a "buffer" between the Black community and the Jews. The audience member asked his comments be addressed by Lerner and was angered when West repeatedly responded...