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Behind the Aegis

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3. "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right; here I am stuck in the middle, a Jew!"

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2025, 10:06 PM

Mar 8

“It’s one thing to go to a rally expecting different people with disagreeing viewpoints to show up as their full selves, and for that to create discomfort and to live with that discomfort,” Jun said. “It’s another thing for us as a Jewish community to be told, ‘You cannot show up as your full selves.’”

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Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel [View all] Mosby Mar 8 OP

Classic Cincinnati...birthplace of American Reform Judaism. CincyDem Mar 8 #1

"Zionist" has become PC . . . Richard D Mar 8 #2

Anti-Zionist is not the same thing as anti-Semitic. nt Shipwack Mar 9 #4

How do you... Richard D Mar 9 #5

Zionism has many definitions. Shipwack Mar 9 #6

Well... Richard D Mar 9 #7

That's what I said. Shipwack Mar 9 #8

"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right; here I am stuck in the middle, a Jew!" Behind the Aegis Mar 8 #3