Like the participants in the forums on school boards, ADL educational programs, and the Reform movement’s white affinity groups, today’s Jewish students are hearing only one side of the issues. They are taught to dismiss millions of Americans who look at the issues differently, without so much as wondering where the differers get their ideas. Jewish organizations hitherto known for their openness to varied points of view, disputatiousness, and commitment to critical thinking, have taken the leap of faith into identitarian deference. They’ve ended the debate. The only thing left to do is share
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