Your article was very inspiring. I often think that if my sainted grandmother hadn't come to the US from Lithuania where the Jews were treated like dirt by the Lithuanians who happily joined the Nazis in their roundups I wouldn't have enjoyed the safety and security of our American heritage. My only other comment is that Never Again means what it says. We have faced so many people who have wished our extinction that the latest Iranian Mullah must or should know that it won't happen without disastrous results for the great country of Persia. All the Israelis are asking of the world is: we want to live too. God promised them a land long ago and they only wish to live there in peace.
I like how the Jews raise their children, teaching them responsibility for self, loyalty to their elders, respect for those who respect them - the list of positive qualities goes on. My 6th grade class was all Jewish, except for me (Protestant) and two Catholics - many, many positive experiences, a necessary event for me.
I'm a slow thinker at this stage. I wanted to add a key point for the Jewish culture: the adults teach their children to survive first above all else. They emphasize education, a skill needed by society, being a valuable member of society - the traits vanishing in many cultures today. How many Jewish criminals and incompetent people do you read about....
Your article was very inspiring. I often think that if my sainted grandmother hadn't come to the US from Lithuania where the Jews were treated like dirt by the Lithuanians who happily joined the Nazis in their roundups I wouldn't have enjoyed the safety and security of our American heritage. My only other comment is that Never Again means what it says. We have faced so many people who have wished our extinction that the latest Iranian Mullah must or should know that it won't happen without disastrous results for the great country of Persia. All the Israelis are asking of the world is: we want to live too. God promised them a land long ago and they only wish to live there in peace.
I like how the Jews raise their children, teaching them responsibility for self, loyalty to their elders, respect for those who respect them - the list of positive qualities goes on. My 6th grade class was all Jewish, except for me (Protestant) and two Catholics - many, many positive experiences, a necessary event for me.
I'm a slow thinker at this stage. I wanted to add a key point for the Jewish culture: the adults teach their children to survive first above all else. They emphasize education, a skill needed by society, being a valuable member of society - the traits vanishing in many cultures today. How many Jewish criminals and incompetent people do you read about....
Well said. I'm still wrapping my mind around all of this. Watching the "Coke" guy meet his maker was immensely satisfying, but not enough.