"Only in our remembrance and open discussion is there a chance, a hope, that another Holocaust will never happen." - Louis Weber, publisher of "The Holocaust Chronicle"
REMINDERS: Your Independent Assignment #4 is due to be posted today. However, since you are off and I'm away at a meeting, it's fine if I get them anytime before 6 PM on Sunday. I'll consider them late after that point.
Here are the articles in the Judaism - Reading Packet due for today:
- "Her Prayers of Forgiveness and Hope," The New York Times, October 5, 2008
- "Wedding March," The New York Times, September 14, 2008
- "Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Make Technology Work
- With Jewish Sabbath," The New York Times, September 2, 2008
- "Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism
- Sparks a Furor," The New York Times, January 31, 2007
- "Kosher Wars," The New York Times, October 12, 2008
The Longest Hatred - Videotape
We will watch the first fifty minutes of the videotape, The Longest Hatred: The History of Anti-Semitism. This is the historical introduction up thorough the Holocaust to the beginning of the section on contemporary anti-Semitism in Germany.
Here is my honest review: The video is tremendous. You need to pay attention and think, but, if you do, you will get a lot out of it. The introductory quote is great in setting up the theme of the video. The section called "From the Cross to the Swastika" is a wonderful overview of the progression of anti-Semitism.
Please- Watch this and THINK! It is far more important than whatever you have on your computer or desk...
Here are notes taken by a university professor that accompany the videotape... Use them if you want.
HOMEWORK for Judaism - Day #5
You should have read the Judaism chapter in Huston Smith's The World's Religions by now. If not, get going...
Please read the articles for Day #5 in the Judaism Reading Packet.
Your Independent Assignment #4 is due. (As I said, I won't count anything late that's posted before 6 PM on Sunday.)
I'll ask for your group's "section" of the History of Judaism assignment from Day #2 to be ready to get to me on Thursday, November 13th.
