-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: Vaad Hatzala and the Musy Negotiations
(originally published February 20, 2022 / 19 Adar I 5782) The Holocaust can never be spoken about enough. The industrial mass murder of six million Jews in a supposedly advanced civilization is unconscionable, reprehensible and unforgivable. Amidst the torture, torment, and terror, were sparks of light and profound humanity that inspire and transform even today. […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: The Kitchener Camp & Kindertransport
(originally published February 13, 2022 / 12 Adar I 5782) The Holocaust continues to be a focus of celebrities and pundits alike. Memories of the masses is very short. Although memory begins around age two and a half, context information for non-emotional events and news stories was at a chance level at two months in […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: The Surge in Holocaust Revisionism
(originally published February 8, 2022 / 7 Adar I 5782) The Holocaust is back in the news but not in a good way. Whoopi Goldberg made sure of that. By wrongfully declaring that “the Holocaust isn’t about race” she revealed the total lack of understanding that many seem to carry around with them. She apologized […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: Educating the World’s Whoopis
(originally published February 4, 2022 / 3 Adar I 5782) Whoopi Goldberg said that “the Holocaust isn’t about race” during a discussion on “The View” about a Tennessee school board’s banning of the book “Maus” written by a Holocaust survivor. Whoopi Goldberg could not be more wrong. Unfortunately, she is another example of how important […]
-
Defending the Kotel
(originally published by Hamodia on January 27, 2022 and written by Sara Lehmann) There is perhaps no holy site in Israel that is more emblematic of the Jewish people’s bond with their religion than the Kosel. Ancient stones that have endured for millennia are a testament to the eternal link between the Jewish people and […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: To Ensure Holocaust Memory
(originally published January 24, 2022 / 22 Shvat 5782) The Anti-Semitic Terrorist hostage taking ordeal that occurred in Colleyville, Texas brought to the surface once again bitter memories of the Holocaust. Jews being singled out simply because they were Jews. Anti-Semitism raising its ugly head again for all to see. On January 20th, eighty years […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: Terrorists Target The Shul
(originally published January 18, 2022 / 16 Shvat 5782) The Jews have always been a lightning rod for the world’s ills perceived or otherwise. The more Anti-Semitic acts occur, the more politicians should be concerned about their ability to govern. Terrorism abounds when society weakens. The latest anti-Semitic terrorist incident in Colleyville, Texas highlights the […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: America Must Re-Learn the 7 Noahide Laws
(originally published January 14, 2022 / 12 Shvat 5782) When Covid struck the United States I thought it would be a unifying force. I naively reasoned that the pandemic would bring people together. I believed that the bitter polarization that began with the crash of the stock market in 2007-2008 would finally end. I was […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: Kotel Quarrels
(originally published December 24, 2021 / 20 Tevet 5782) The Western Wall, which according to some, was left standing by Titus to be a constant painful reminder of his triumph over the Jews and Jerusalem in 70CE, has once again made headlines. Jews have prayed at the Western Wall for 2000 years. It has been […]
-
From Dr. Frager’s Desk: The Divorce Crisis
(originally published December 20, 2021 / 16 Tevet 5782) The divorce rate in the United States is close to 50%. Interestingly, during the 2020 Covid Pandemic year, rates actually declined to the lowest levels in 50 years. Divorce is a tragedy for all-most of all the children of divorce. It is most unhealthy for the […]