Category Archives: Religion & tolerance

Swastika in the Springs

Posted on November 3, 2019 by David Posnett

Springs, East Hampton A friend of mine found a swastika painted on a rock in her driveway in The Springs. Detectives were called and they took the incident very seriously. An investigation has begun. My friend notified the East Hampton … Continue reading →

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Jews know what Bigotry and Injustice look like!

Posted on July 16, 2019 by David Posnett

By Shoshana Hershkowitz: “I am tired of being gaslit by my government. Seeing an American political party attempt to weaponize my family’s history enrages me in a deeply personal way. The arrogance of the Republican Party trying to tell me … Continue reading →

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The Children in the Camps

Posted on July 16, 2019 by David Posnett

Submitted by Shoshana Hershkowitz Picture drawn by child in our border camps. I am haunted every day by the images of children in the camps. I am haunted by the pictures they draw, which bear a frightening resemblance to those … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Trump Supporters

Posted on July 10, 2019 by David Posnett

Bobby Azarian Ph.D.  posted several months ago “A Complete Psychological Analysis of Trump’s Support” to help make sense of Trump’s apparent invincibility. We should try and understand the emotinal underpinnings of those that we find difficult to rationally speak to … Continue reading →

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East Hampton Holocaust Survivor At School Fighting Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 18, 2019 by David Posnett

By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff | Feb 14, 2019 7:08 pm ET The superintendent said the goal was to enlighten after some individual students joked about “support and admiration” for Nazism and Hitler.  See East Hampton Patch https://www.facebook.com/v2.10/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=521361477908471&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2Fvy-MhgbfL4v.js%3Fversion%3D44%23cb%3Df1c75da10e2a5cc%26domain%3Dpatch.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpatch.com%252Ffc29b2407a9b1%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1080&href=https%3A%2F%2Fpatch.com%2Fnew-york%2Feasthampton%2Feast-hampton-holocaust-survivor-school-fighting-anti-semitism&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=true   Photos … Continue reading →

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Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin

Posted on February 4, 2019 by David Posnett

The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.”   Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitism never goes away, but it really flares up with a truth-attacking nationalist in the White House

Posted on November 16, 2018 by David Posnett

Submitted by Steve Ludsin: Letter published in the Los Angeles Times NOV 14, 2018 | 4:00 AM    People hold up placards during a demonstration in London organized by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism on April 8. (Tolga Akmen / AFP/Getty Images)   … Continue reading →

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History can Repeat Itself

Posted on November 1, 2018 by David Posnett

Letter published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 30, 2018, by Steve Ludsin (East Hampton, NY): History can repeat itself “Dispatch From Squirrel Hill: Dread in a Peaceful Place” by David M. Shribman (Oct. 27) was moving and eloquent. The sadness of … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Use of ‘Nationalist’

Posted on October 28, 2018 by David Posnett

LTE in the New York Times from my neighbor (!) A reader says the president is “rolling out the dog whistles.”  Oct. 25, 2018   CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times To the Editor: “‘You Know What I Am? I’m a … Continue reading →

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Trickle Down Hate Crimes

Posted on October 28, 2018 by David Posnett

Devastatingly awful. The rise of hate crimes & Trump’s vitriol are not independent or coincidental. It’s not the media, it starts in the oval office and trickles down. Trump (and his minions) ↓ VITRIOL HATE direct INSTRUCTIONS for violence ↓ … Continue reading →

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