Learning the Lessons of the Abraham Accords
Take religion seriously.
November 15, 2021
Sweeping the ugly parts off screen.
“It’s always been a rich irony,” writes Rob Long, “that indelibly ‘American’ movies such as Some Like It Hot and High Noon were directed—and in many cases, written and directed—by Jews” whose families had come to America seeking better circumstances, and sometimes fleeing extremely bad ones. But although this irony is well known, not everyone wants to recall it:
Take religion seriously.
Twenty million Israelis? Bring it on!
The Ethiopian civil war, and a possible war between two of Jerusalem’s African allies.
“How deeply do I regret not having been more diligent in studying the language and literature of our fathers.”
Sweeping the ugly parts off screen.
“It’s always been a rich irony,” writes Rob Long, “that indelibly ‘American’ movies such as Some Like It Hot and High Noon were directed—and in many cases, written and directed—by Jews” whose families had come to America seeking better circumstances, and sometimes fleeing extremely bad ones. But although this irony is well known, not everyone wants to recall it:
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