I’m working on a piece about Holocaust fatigue—vis a vis “X-Men”—and one of my favorite articles on the subject is an insightful and prescient essay by New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, from 2008:
“Hollywood trades in optimism, redemption and healing, and its rendering of even the most appalling realities inevitably converts their dire facts into its own shiny currency.”
Suffice it to say that should Israel be gone, Arabs will butcher one another as the Arabs do in other volatile parts of the Middle East.
“Hashem gave all of us talents to be able to make this place better — always guided by the Torah. That is what Hashem put us here to do. What a beautiful people we are.”
Jews have a particular memory of the Carter years. But our recollections may be at odds with the evidence.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
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