Anti-Semitism charges stir the calm waters of bucolic Oxford
For a city that has made headlines recently for its anti-Semitism problem, Oxford has a pretty laid back Jewish scene.
For a city that has made headlines recently for its anti-Semitism problem, Oxford has a pretty laid back Jewish scene.
The Jewish State is fighting wars for its very survival against barbarous, genocidal foes like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. But far outside the Middle East ferocious battles are being fought on the campuses of the world’s great Universities for Israel’s reputation and good name.
A motion calling for blanket sanctions against Israel was rejected by the Oxford University Students’ Union.
A Jewish heritage committee in Oxford marked a medieval Jewish cemetery in the university town.
Four members of the Oxford University Conservative Association have resigned over anti-Semitism and snobbery.
A woman who called for circumcision to be banned is an associate of the Board of Deputies.
Posner, one of eight freshly minted British high school graduates in \”The History Boys,\” summarizes his life in a couple of lines.
\n\”I\’m a Jew,\” he says. \”I\’m small. I\’m homosexual. And I live in Sheffield. I\’m f….d.\”\n
Alberto Senderey is a model Jewish professional, and not just because he invited me as one of five Americans included for the four-day symposium in beautiful Oxford. An energetic, optimistic burst of Argentine energy, he recognized that Jewish media have a unique and underappreciated perspective on Jewish communal life.