On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:02:44 AM EDT, chaimdov@aol.com <chaimdov@aol.com> wrote:
Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 9:36 PM
A RABBI and teacher at Rutgers is harassed and threatened and the media and Jewish organizations are silent Why? what is the status of this report never heard back
I met with the Rutgers police months ago and nothing has been accomplished .A former students harassed me and called me anti-Semitic names because I gave that student a B+. I have been REPORTING for years there is anti-Semitism at Rutgers and I experienced it directly in the past .
ANTI -ZIONISM on RUTGERS campus.
When I complained years ago that this was evident in my class room , I was not believed…….
TRUTH BE TOLD
4 hours ago (edited)+Bernhard Rosenberg shut the f up jew. you arrogant zionist scum. I deserved an A in your class you gave me a fucking b+ bitch ass zionist?….Rutger’s police have notified me that the e mail address for this former student can not be found. Not a single call from the presidents office or communications dept. where I TAUGHT.president@rutgers.edu,
Dr Rosenberg speaks out
ASK THEM WHY?
The truth is people want to be politically correct.
The Nazi mentality still exists; we dare not naively believe that anti-Semitism has vanished. Hatred and bigotry are a cancer that eventually returns to haunt its innocent victims. Unless intense treatment and annual diagnostic tests occur, tragedy is inevitable.
People wearing anti-semitic clothes wave Nazi flags, as they protest outside the Tampa Convention Center where Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is being held, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Some naively believe that public denunciations and continued documentaries will awaken latent Nazi tendencies. Allow me to suggest the opposite. Those who truly wish to destroy the Jewish nation certainly do not need additional incentives.
Like parasites, they survive at the expense of others. These cannibals of society eagerly await to devour their prey; they feed upon fear and desperately search for defenseless scapegoats. An apathetic approach combined with the fear of retaliation merely furnishes fuel for those seeking scapegoats. Too often we dismiss the obvious in order to achieve peace of mind.
The ramification of the war with HAMAS is the same as the Holocaust. Many will seek all their lives for survivors not knowing they are dead or alive. Numerous families lost children to these barbarians and in some cases will have to remarry, just like in the Holocaust.
During that night Nov. 9 1938, mobs burned synagogues; destroyed Jewish businesses; vandalized Jewish hospitals, orphanages and cemeteries, and dragged thousands of Jewish men. women and children into the streets; where they were beaten and humiliated. The Germans later called this night Kristallnacht
— The Night of Broken Glass — because of the tons of shattered glass that scattered throughout German cities
In response to Kristallnacht, the New York Times observed: “It is assumed that the Jews, who have now lost most of their possessions and livelihood, will either be thrown into the streets or put into ghettos and concentration camps or impressed into labor brigades and put to work for the Third Reich. As the children of Israel were once before the Pharaohs.” Following the atrocities of Kristallnacht, the London Times exclaimed, “It is not to be believed that the nations cannot find the means of assisting unwarranted citizens to leave Germany and of providing the territory in which those Jews can find a liberated community and recover the right to live and prosper. There is no difficulty which a common will and common action cannot overcome.”
Now we can openly admit, too little too late! Fear and appeasement provided the Nazi party with the subterfuge they eagerly sought. Isolationism blinded the eyes of our so called leadership.
As speaker and author on Holocaust education who is the child of survivors, I am passionate about preserving the memory of the Holocaust — but not in the way it’s been done in the past.
The Holocaust can no longer be about the brutality, the murder of 6 million, the murder of 1.5 million children, all the horrors that go along with it, through, what we can learn from it. We need to charter that into education about love, about caring. If we take from it only the horrors and the murders, that will destroy the relevance of the Holocaust.” The younger generation of Jews does not wish to become mired in the pain of the past. We want to take these lessons and apply them to a more positive, generous future of Jewish being. When the personal touch of survivors dies out, the emphasis on courage and faith in the face of death, not the affliction of being singled out for being Jewish, is the lesson that needs to be passed on.
The Holocaust as Seen by Through Film is a special book that adds to my other books that educate students, educators and the community about the Holocaust and assists in meeting the New Jersey mandate that all students must learn about the Holocaust and genocide. This book in particular blends the specific cognitive, historical aspects of the atrocity with excellent literature which helps meet the new common core standards through the pictures, questions, discussions and research associated with each story.
I have always been on target regarding antisemitism and antizionism. People need to know.
Germany’s antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, warned in an interview with The Guardian that the country’s recent increase in anti-Jewish violence risks transporting the country back to its “most horrific times”.
The Nazi mentality still exists; we dare not naively believe that anti-Semitism has vanished. Hatred and bigotry are a cancer that eventually returns to haunt its innocent victims. Unless intense treatment and annual diagnostic tests occur, tragedy is inevitable. Some naively believe that public denunciations and continued documentaries will awaken latent Nazi tendencies. Allow me to suggest the opposite. Those who truly wish to destroy the Jewish nation certainly do not need additional incentives.
Like parasites, they survive at the expense of others. These cannibals of society eagerly await to devour their prey; they feed upon fear and desperately search for defenseless scapegoats. An apathetic approach combined with the fear of retaliation merely furnishes fuel for those seeking scapegoats. Too often we dismiss the obvious in order to achieve peace of mind.
The ramification of the war with HAMAS is the same as the Holocaust. Many will seek all their lives for survivors not knowing they are dead or alive. Numerous families lost children to these barbarians and in some cases will have to remarry, just like in the Holocaust.
During that night Nov. 9 1938, mobs burned synagogues; destroyed Jewish businesses; vandalized Jewish hospitals, orphanages and cemeteries, and dragged thousands of Jewish men. women and children into the streets; where they were beaten and humiliated.
The Germans later called this night Kristallnacht — The Night of Broken Glass — because of the tons of shattered glass that scattered throughout German cities.
Germany, 1938
In response to Kristallnacht, the New York Times observed: “It is assumed that the Jews, who have now lost most of their possessions and livelihood, will either be thrown into the streets or put into ghettos and concentration camps or impressed into labor brigades and put to work for the Third Reich. As the children of Israel were once before the Pharaohs.” Following the atrocities of Kristallnacht, the London Times exclaimed, “It is not to be believed that the nations cannot find the means of assisting unwarranted citizens to leave Germany and of providing the territory in which those Jews can find a liberated community and recover the right to live and prosper. There is no difficulty which a common will and common action cannot overcome.”
Now we can openly admit, too little too late! Fear and appeasement provided the Nazi party with the subterfuge they eagerly sought. Isolationism blinded the eyes of our so called leadership.
The war with Amalek was not a one-time affair, to be forgotten as soon as it was over. The Jewish people are commanded by G‑d to always remember Amalek’s evil actions, and to destroy his memory utterly.
Torah is most explicit:
‘Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt; how he met you on the way, and cut down all the weak who struggled behind you, when you were weary and exhausted; and he did not fear G‑d. Therefore, when the L‑rd your G‑d will relieve you of all your enemies around you, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d gives you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!’”
In essence, to forgive is also to forget, and, once again, we are reminded by G-d’s Command never to do so. Imbued in Torah are the instructions for leading an ethical life, and G-d provides us with the blueprints to do so through His laws and also with the Free Will to choose whether or not to follow the path He has set. Suffice it to say, if we are to choose to live by His laws, tolerance and forgiveness are not to apply to the incarnation of evil. Otherwise, we make no distinctions between good and evil or right from wrong, and there is nothing to set us apart, as the following passage clearly denotes:
Whoever is compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate.
Iranian leadership in responding to criticisms of its program to acquire nuclear weapons, sounded much like Hitler when they proclaimed, “Israel must be wiped off the map!” and that the Holocaust is a “myth!” What’s most amazing to me is that this war with Amalek continues—that the world is still so concerned with the fate of Israel and the small number of Jews in the world who do not even amount to a percentage of error when calculating the world’s population. The rhetoric is apocalyptic, even Biblical. Why care about Israel and the Jews? It must be a spiritual struggle of the generations. The Torah then has been proven to be incredibly wise in warning us never to forget or worse, to underestimate Amalek the anti-Semite—no matter how he may appear.
The Jewish populace seems too busy confronting themselves to realize that there is a shidduch, the tragedy before them. All of us are engaged in the “I am Frumer (more religious) Than Thou Game.” Yes, the chess game of the Jewish people does exist and it consists of numerous players including Kings, Queens, Pawns and Knights. Let us analyze these players. The Kings and Queens are found everywhere. They are better known as the “Better Than Thou” contingency representing, with nose held high, the so-called “ultra ultra”, whose main function in life is to supervise and interpret the motives of others. The J.A.P., a term which applies equally to both sexes, reigns supreme. A true J.A.P. is one whose true emotions and feelings of dedication and idealism are hidden under the heavy burden of appeasing self-righteous motives. Is it any wonder that some young Jewish singles seek elsewhere? AND YES, let us not forget the elite, the “Yechis (status) Seekers”. “Remember my son, you belong to a righteous family; avoid the Baal Tshuvah (a non-observant Jew who became religious), after all they may change their ways. Remember who you are and where you came from.” And if these were not sufficient, the Kings and Queens engage themselves in the “I AM GLATTER THAN THOU PAGENTRY.’ This requires the ability to openly criticize others regarding their mode of dress, their eating patterns, recognized certified Kosher products are not acceptable, the fictitious Glatt pickle is preferred, and, of course, an open attach against religious leaders, their ammunition being the infamous non-existent 14th century Chumrah (strict legal view) entitles one to acquire membership in this select group. The only problem is that no one wants to be a follower and thus the leaders continue quoting profound statements found in the tractate “Buba Meisah (fairy tales).” Now, the heroic Knight enters the arena. This individual, male or female, traditionally minded and filled with the love of Torah, wages an heroic campaign. The Knights are represented by clergy and lay leadership who open their hearts to Jewish young people communicating the love and harmony of the Torah. Numerous Rabbis are fighting on the front lines to create a vibrant Jewish community. Young people are engaged in Shabbatonim, retreats and seminars in an active attempt to spread Yiddishkeit; yet, too often, Jewish organizations seem more interested in the establishment of plush swimming pools than in financing such religious projects a community mikvah (ritual bath). THESE KNIGHTS, however are confronted by numerous foes. Rabbis are challenged by the Glatt contingent whose battle cry seems to be “The Mechitzah (separation between men and women in the synagogue sanctuary) is not high enough.” Some musmochim (rabbinical school graduates) forget that they are not the leaders of the congregation and consider Shabbat and Yom Tov a day to play “Challenge the Spiritual Leader.” Others are more compassionate; instead of aiding the Rabbi, they just lean back awaiting the opportunity to privately render their illustrious Psak Din (Legal decree). This is the prelude to the “Let’s create another Shtibbel (synagogue) game”, starring these above mentioned unassuming geniuses of Jewish Law. Forgetting the great “Tuna Fish and Bubble Gum Controversy” of yesteryear, let us turn to other significant and crucial issues. The agunah, divorce and conversion procedures, together with the existing problems of Mamzeres require our immediate attention. Yet, they too cannot escape the “I am glatter than thou game.” We are informed that a sanhedrin (universal Rabbinical Court) is needed in order to solve many of our numerous halachic difficulties. The only problem, of course, is that we cannot agree on membership to the Sanhedrin. Why is there a Shidduch crises? Perhaps it is because in the chess game of life, it is the PAWN who suffers the most. THE TORAH holds the answers to all our questions; however, human beings, with G-d’s help, are needed to overcome so called obstacles. If only we, the pursuers of Torah knowledge, would realize that the battle is immense and the time is short. Instead of playing the Glatt Game called “Frumer than Thou,” let us communicate love and knowledge , let us act in the image of G-d; only then will we be worthy to be called Frum Yidden who walk in the “Glatt path”. In the words of Rav Kook, “Just at the Second Temple was destroyed by acts of brotherly hatred, the third Temple will be built by acts of brotherly Love.”
People wearing anti-semitic clothes wave Nazi flags, as they protest outside the Tampa Convention Center where Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is being held, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Anti-Semitism, in the broad sense of the term, refers to hostility towards Jews based on a combination of religious, racial, cultural and ethnic prejudices.
In a restricted sense, antisemitism is nothing more than racism.
One example of this, among many, is The Goyim Defense League, a network of people connected by their virulent anti-Semitism. The group includes five or six main organizers/public figures, dozens of supporters and thousands of online followers.
One week after the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist—Robert Gregory Bowers—was convicted on June 16 of killing 11 Jews … only days after Nazi flags were flown outside Disney World.
The Goyim Defense League rallied at a Macon synagogue in Georgia last Friday and at Chabad of Cobb in Shabat afternoon. They waved Nazi swastika flags, stomped on the Israeli flag, and yelled anti-Jewish messages.
Rabbi Rosenberg’s voice is loud and clear. He is a prolific writer, and very active, expressing himself in the media, social media, TV, radio, YouTube videos and speaking engagements that helps him to combat antisemitism, wherever it rears its ugly head.
Rabbi Rosenberg encourages day and night to fight for us. He is one of the few rabbis who puts his life on the line.
A time ago he wrote: “Few believed me when I predicted the antisemitism world wide and the rift in Israel occuring now, nor when I pleaded jews should learn self defense. Please recall how many did not believe this could happen as it has.”
“Let us pray for Shalom.”
Please visit bernhardrosenberg.com, and join Facebook´s group Echoes of the Holocaust.
We Holocaust survivors’ children — who call ourselves second generation or 2G — are aware that except in history books, few epic tragedies seem to endure beyond the lives of the victims and perpetrators.
Elie Wiesel, said he thought the survivors’ children were in a privileged position.
”I believe a person who listens to a witness becomes a witness,” he said in an interview.
Survivors’ children such as I, have dedicated much of our lives to keeping their parents’ stories alive — by writing books, making films, even forming therapy groups. Calling ourselves 2nd generation Holocaust prolongs the need to remember the shoah . Yes, we are not the survivors, but hopefully we who are alive because they survived the Shoah, will use the term to keep the memory of the HOLOCAUST alive. from one generation to another.
So many of the Holocaust survivors who I grew up with have passed away. They were all so important to me and they conveyed a special feeling that no others could. To the second and third generation I offer this comfort before the High Holidays.
I have been an orphan too long. My dad died over 35 years ago, my mother over 25. Recently I discovered that in addition to the death of most of my family in the Holocaust, I also had two half siblings. Recently I discovered family in ISRAEL from the holocaust. Never give up searching.
My story is similar to many of yours. I ask that G-d comfort us today as we remember parents and other loved ones. For those who possess holocaust guilt I pray you will listen to me. Most of us were too young to understand the misery experienced by our parents, we could not empathize nor did most of us ask the questions we could have. We simply were afraid of hurting our parents and could not bear seeing them suffer.
I have spent a lifetime trying to find out what I simply could have asked them about our family. I am certain many of you are in the same boat. I beg you, your parents and mine lived for us. They sacrificed everything for us.
REMEMBER the good you experienced with them. I will say Yizkor and Kaddish for those of you who can not go to a synagogue.
Love your families and your children and grandchildren. Look at them and have nachas. For those who do not have children or family, please seek friends today and give and receive love. For those who had a different experience, one filled with only joy and good memories, you are very fortunate. For those who experience pain and still do, I pray for you. G-d bless you all and may our loved ones rest in heaven. They already experienced Hell.
Facebook´s group Echoes of the Holocaust
If you still have holocaust survivors who are alive, give them a hug and a kiss. G-d granted me a beautiful wife, 4 children and so far 14 grand children. My youngest went on Aliyah with his family. The newest baby was born in Jerusalem six months ago. I only wish my parents were alive to witness this nachas. I am not a psychologist but merely a 2G still struggling.
Many of you still have pain because you think you could have done more to help your parents or acted differently towards them. I learned years ago not to generalize 2Gs. It is very dangerous since some become very upset so I will only speak about myself. My personality manifests itself in my always having to be in control of every situation. When my father was dying thirty five years ago, I thought I could save his life by literally asking him to live for me.
My parents sacrificed everything for me. He died and I still have not forgiven myself for not producing a miracle. Regarding my mother, after my father’s death I did everything possible for her; she lived with us for many years, but I still feel I could have been more understanding and patient with her.
Please forgive yourselves Your parents would not want you in anguish.
The war with Amalek was not a one-time affair, to be forgotten as soon as it was over. The Jewish people are commanded by G‑d to always remember Amalek’s evil actions, and to destroy his memory utterly.
Torah is most explicit: ‘Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt; how he met you on the way, and cut down all the weak who struggled behind you, when you were weary and exhausted; and he did not fear G‑d. Therefore, when the L‑rd your G‑d will relieve you of all your enemies around you, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d gives you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!’”
In essence, to forgive is also to forget, and, once again, we are reminded by G-d’s Command never to do so. Imbued in Torah are the instructions for leading an ethical life, and G-d provides us with the blueprints to do so through His laws and also with the Free Will to choose whether or not to follow the path He has set. Suffice it to say, if we are to choose to live by His laws, tolerance and forgiveness are not to apply to the incarnation of evil. Otherwise, we make no distinctions between good and evil or right from wrong, and there is nothing to set us apart, as the following passage clearly denotes: Whoever is compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate.
Iranian leadership in responding to criticisms of its program to acquire nuclear weapons, sounded much like Hitler when they proclaimed, “Israel must be wiped off the map!” and that the Holocaust is a “myth!” What’s most amazing to me is that this war with Amalek continues—that the world is still so concerned with the fate of Israel and the small number of Jews in the world who do not even amount to a percentage of error when calculating the world’s population. The rhetoric is apocalyptic, even Biblical. Why care about Israel and the Jews? It must be a spiritual struggle of the generations. The Torah then has been proven to be incredibly wise in warning us never to forget or worse, to underestimate Amalek the anti-Semite—no matter how he may appear. ON Purim and we will read the story of how Haman, a descendant of Amalek, persuaded Achashveros, King of Persia, to destroy the Jews. But it’s also the story of our time! Once again Persia threatens to destroy the Jews, only this time its name has changed. We no longer call it Persia, we call it Iran. Do you know why?
There was a love fest between Hitler and Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Persia, from the moment Hitler came to power in 1933. The shah was enamored with the concept of the Aryan master race—especially because Nazi racial theorists referred to Aryan origins in the Proto-Indo-European lineage of Persia. So intense was the shah’s identification with the Third Reich that in 1935 he—can you believe this—renamed his ancient country “Iran,” which in Farsi means “Aryan!” From that point on, Iranians were constantly reminded that their country was bonded with Nazi Germany for all time.
During the war years, Iran became a haven and headquarters for Gestapo agents and German operatives. In Tehran’s marketplace, it was common to see placards that declared, “In heaven, Allah is your master. On Earth, it is Adolf Hitler!” (Edwin Black, 12/19/05, JTA) And so how could the president of Iran now deny that the Holocaust ever happened when his nation is named for Hitler’s master race?
Let there be no mistake, the ultimate agenda of Iran and Hamas—like that of Hitler’s Germany—is not simply the destruction of Israel, but of the Jewish people.
. The Torah is clear, Amalek and Haman and all of Jewish history teach us that we must take our enemies for their word. They mean what they say and they say what they mean.
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