The Jewish people throughout written history and well before, have always felt insecure and this insecurity is reflected in their jokes. They are great story tellers and in so many cases they are the butt of their own jokes. To illustrate this idea I have chosen some jokes that illustrate this point. Two Jews took lessons Continue Reading
Recently I saw a documentary called “Paris 1919” which was a movie version of a book by Margaret MacMillan of the same name. It describes the negotiations and machinations of the leaders of 30 countries which eventually culminated in the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty between Germany and the victorious allies. Of special interest Continue Reading
When I was a thirteen year old in the 1940`s we rented a basement apartment to a homosexual. It was my first experience in seeing a person who did not live his sexual life in a traditional way and he had many visitors , usually young men. It was a time when men did not come out Continue Reading
Socialism, a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange,should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. (Oxford Concise Dictionary) It is very apparent that the idea of Socialism as a successful, modern system of government of nations, has been swept away into Continue Reading
It is very difficult to experience the emotions and thoughts of another individual, especially from a different culture, race, religion or nationality. Inner feelings are predicated on life experiences and no two are alike. A constant in the Jewish world is fear, responsibility and guilt. Fear for what can happen, and responsibility and guilt for Continue Reading
In 1887 a Polish physician Ludwik L Zamenhof invented a language that he called “Esperanto” hopefully to make it become a world language. The name is based literally on the need for hope. It died a quick death as a common language but, from my viewpoint, has been replaced by English . Our language can be found Continue Reading