This is an unbelievable story. This recent Hanukkah eve (on Sunday), Rabbi Joseph Sefarti of Amsterdam’s Portuguese Jewish community has declared world-renowned Benedict (Baruch) Spinoza scholar Yitzhak Melamed of Johns Hopkins University a “persona non grata” in the Portugeuse synagogue complex. The reason: Melamed was requesting to film part of a documentary on Spinoza inside […]
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Spinoza scholar declared persona non grata by same Jewish community that banned Spinoza
December 1st, 2021 Awake Goy
From Spinoza to Vilkomerson, Jewish voices for peace have long been banned– by Jews
January 11th, 2018 Awake Goy
The big news concerning Israel’s fight against the movement for Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions this week is the publication of an Israeli government blacklist of 20 organizations. Notable on the list is the American Jewish group, Jewish Voice for Peace. Rebecca Vilkomerson, the head of the organization, wrote Monday that “now, contrary to any democratic norm, […]