(Editor’s note: Please note that the dates of performances have changed since Community’s print deadline. Mother Courage will now be staged from Feb. 13-23.) When German playwright Bertold Brecht wrote his classic work, Mother Courage and Her Children, in 1939, … Read More
Guest Columnist Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks LONDON – The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times – Purim and Chanukah – are both about anti-Semitism. There is one obvious difference between them: Haman, … Read More
We recently celebrated Chanukah, a holiday filled with joy and light, and yet this year’s Festival of Lights saw some horrible attacks against the American Jewish community. In New York alone, there was an anti-Semitic attack every day in one … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner I have a fraternity brother who likes to debate me on a host of issues. We never agree. No matter what we’re discussing, though, he invariably breaks off, changes the subject and asks me, “but don’t … Read More
Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner A few days before Thanksgiving, I received the following emails from three separate Christian colleagues. All were responding to a disturbing video I had shared with them. There was this: “I am so sorry you have … Read More
At the recent National Jewish Retreat, Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, author of the new book Anti-Semitism: Here and Now, told the old joke about the Jew and Chinese man who were drinking together in a pub. After a few drinks, the … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner Recently, after a program at my synagogue, I ducked into the Highlands Kroger to pick up a carton of milk before going home. I walked briskly to the dairy case, selected my item, then lined up … Read More
There has been a lot of talk recently about dog whistles in politics, and it is something we have seen for many years. So, what is a political dog whistle? It’s a tool used by politicians who want to say … Read More
Recently, there has been an increase in anti-Semitic incidents reported nationally, according to the ADL and the Southern Poverty Law Center, and it is manifesting itself in many different ways. We have seen increases in Swastika graffiti, online harassment, and … Read More
As I write this, the Jewish holiday of Purim is underway. It is a holiday in which we celebrate a significant victory over anti-Semitism. But it was surely not the victory over anti-Semitism, for there have been many since. That … Read More