Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

Reading Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen”

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

From page 49: “Not long ago you are in a room where someone asks the philosopher Judith Butler what makes language hurtful…Our very being exposes us to the address of others, she answers. We suffer from the condition of being … Continue reading →

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A Blood Libel Against Muslims? It’s Not as Far Fetched as You Might Think

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

The blood libel, the myth that Jews ritually sacrifice and use the blood of Christian children as part of our religious practice, has been one of the most consistent tropes of antisemitism since the earliest known accusation was lodged in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia | 6 Comments

Cartoon: Farrakhan in the Nest

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, and can spare it, please support my patreon. A $1 pledge really matters. Like many progressives – especially Jewish and queer progressives – I’ve been pretty unhappy with the Women’s March organization this week. For … Continue reading →

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Trying to Write After Charlottesville

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

(The beginning of this post has been edited, twice, because I accidentally posted, and then sloppily edited the first time, the wrong draft.) I’ve been trying to write something in response to Charlottesville for the past two weeks, but I’ve … Continue reading →

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from “The Lines That Antisemitism and Racism Draw”

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Today is Shabbat Nachamu, the Sabbath of Consolation. Last year at this time, I was on a family vacation in Europe, sitting in our host’s dining room in Sweden, early in the morning while everyone else was still asleep, and … Continue reading →

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I Just Learned About the Equal Justice Initiative – If You Don’t Know About It, You Should

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

In “The Lines That Antisemitism and Racism Draw,” a series of letters I composed during the summer of 2016 that were published in December of that year, I wrote about the stolpersteine, an art project started by the German artist Gunter … Continue reading →

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Thinking Some More About Antisemitism

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

(Note: The image above was taken by Naomi Ellis, the mother of the family discussed in the Washington Post article I discuss briefly below.) In the context of a discussion we’re having about an essay I published recently on Unlikely Stories called … Continue reading →

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A New Essay of Mine Has Been Published: “The Lines That Racism and Antisemitism Draw: Reflections on White Jewish Intersectionality”

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

The piece is up at Unlikely Stories. Here’s an excerpt: I fully recognize that because of my skin color I benefit from the continued white male dominance of our society, whether I want to or not. Nonetheless, I can’t help but … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, antiracism, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 9 Comments

I don’t think Nick Spencer’s Captain America story is anti-semitic

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Ampersand

So far, Nick Spencer’s Captain American run is not my favorite work of his – I don’t think it’s nearly as interesting as Superior Foes of Spider-Man. But I don’t see it as antisemitic. (A quick recap for those of … Continue reading →

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from “In Defense of Shaatnez: A Politics for Jews in a Multicultural America,” by Mitchell Cohen

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Shaatnez refers to the prohibition in Jewish law against mixing wool and linen in the same garment. Such mixing is considered, as Cohen puts it, “an inappropriate bringing together of opposites” (35). His article is an exploration of the value that multiculturalism … Continue reading →

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