Status Updates From The Netanyahus

Netanyahu and Blum are both Jewish (polar opposites on how they identify and practice). Blum is on the hiring committee to bring on Netanyahu. It’s a peek into academia and the politics in 1960. As with all scholars, it takes awhile to get to the point and there is the constant way they love their perceived self-importance…fascinating.

This starts getting very funny at chapter 8.

This is incredible! What an interesting peek into the Jewish experience spanning the First World War through the 60’s.

"Ignorance is a subtler enemy than vulgar xenophobia. Because it’s the enemy within, requiring no demagoguery to stir it up. No uniforms. No rifles. Nothing incendiary. Just a job, a job title, a college."

I’m not sure this is for me but….ya know….trying new things is good I hear. 😂