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  • Jews dare not despair

    Paul Socken|Mar 1, 2024

    (Jewish Journal via JNS) — It is hard not to despair when one reads about the billions of dollars poured into Gaza, where a “Singapore on the Mediterranean” could have been created. Instead, the funds were used to purchase weapons and build tunnels in an attempt to destroy Israel. It is hard not to despair when, 80 years after the Holocaust, antisemitism has returned with a vengeance, including on the campuses of many universities. It is hard not to despair when political correctness—a movement intended to be inclusive and non-dis...

  • When did elderly people like me become disposable?

    Paul Socken|May 8, 2020

    TORONTO (JTA)-The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 is shaking the world in disturbing ways. As someone who is no longer young, I find one aspect of the crisis to be particularly unnerving: the attitude toward the elderly. The media is filled with stories about the problem represented by the elderly. What will happen if there aren't enough respirators for everyone? Should the elderly, who have lived their lives long enough, have the same right to medical care as young people who have their whole...