The Forward Warns of the Great Jewish Threat

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Courageous journalism has become a rarity in our time. There are all too few journalists who cut through all the nonsense and begin flipping through the back issues of Der Sturmer for tips on exposing the Jewish Threat.

The Forward is, hypothetically, a Jewish paper. But it’s a Jewish newspaper in the sense that Karl Marx was Jewish. Having some Jewish ancestry didn’t stop him from writing, “What is the worldly religion of the Jew? Huckstering. What is his worldly God? Money.”

Yigal Tumarkin, a co-founder of Peace Now, was technically Jewish, despite having non-Jewish family members who served in the Nazi SS, but still said, “When I see the black-coated Orthodox Jews with the children they spawn, I can understand the Holocaust” and “My true contribution would be if I grabbed a sub-machine-gun, instead of a pen and pencil and killed them.”

Since its old ugly days, the Forward has maintained an aura of civility. It pretends not to be a hatefilled rag run by people who hate Jews. It continually attacks traditional Jews, but it does so under the pretense of journalism. It avoids going Full Marx or Full Tumarkin.

Now it’s refreshing to see the Forward take off its mask of civility and reveal the mad hateful leer underneath. It’s refreshing because it’s honest.

The Forward has spent years frenziedly attacking Orthodox Jews. But now, in its latest issue, Jay Michaelson gets to the point warning of “The Creeping Jewish Fundamentalism in Our Midst.”

“American Jews are actively supporting a demographic trend that threatens the fabric of American Jewish life,” Jay Michaelson writes, apparently going through some kind of rehearsal for a production of Philip Roth’s Eli the Fanatic.

Orthodox Jews are also American Jews. Or perhaps they’re Unamerican Jews? Lefties may mock Dr. Strangelove, but they quickly end up sounding like him when confronting the threat of the creeping Jewish fundamentalist, creeping now down your chimney or through the doggie door.

“Call them what you will — ultra-Orthodox Jews, “fervently Orthodox” Jews, Haredim, black hats. They will soon become the majority of affiliated Jews in the metropolitan New York area, and the religious majority in Israel. The results will be catastrophic.”

Why not call them the Black Plague? It seems to be where Jay Michaelson is headed.

What follows is a paragraph of convoluted doomsday predictions. The best I could make out was that Israeli Orthodox politicians are having sex with women dressed like Hitler and breaking the circumcision truce by invading Germany.

And it wouldn’t surprise me one bit. Call them black hats, Haredim or giant black devils, they’re capable of anything.

“And that is just the tip of the fundamentalist iceberg,” Jay Michaelson breathlessly declares. “In recent months, the Forward has depicted the coercion and ignorance prevalent in American ultra-Orthodox communities.”

Yes, it’s been quite a flashback to 1919 or 1899. One of these days, the Forward will even do an expose on how Matzas are baked with blood.

“And pretty soon, the hierarchy will overwhelm us. Demographers tell us that 49% of New York’s Jewish children are Haredi (either Hasidic or “yeshivish”). Especially in light of non-Orthodox disaffiliation, New York Jewry, within a generation, will be fundamentalist, poor, uneducated and reactionary.”

There’s no answer to the tidal flood of the black hats. Except maybe having children of your own. Or going Full Tumarkin and killing their children.

Fortunately Jay Michaelson does have some solutions to the grave threat of Judaism.

Step 1. Hate them

“First, mainstream American Jewish organizations must stop pretending to have common cause with Jewish fundamentalists. Just as mainline Christian denominations recognize Christian fundamentalism to be a threat to their religious values, so the mainstream of Jewish denominations — including Modern Orthodoxy — must recognize that this distortion of Judaism is actively destructive to Judaism itself.”

I don’t want to get into a theological debate here, but it’s rather hard to argue that traditional Judaism is a distortion of Judaism. And Orthodox Jews, outside of Modern Orthodoxy, are the kind who rarely have any common cause with more liberal organizations. Jay Michaelson is calling for a boycott of something that doesn’t exist and expecting Modern Orthodox Jews like me to make common cause with his raving hatred.

It isn’t going to happen.

Like Christian fundamentalism, Jewish fundamentalism is extremely new. It arose in response to modernity, and it radically changed Jewish values.

Orthodox Judaism arose in response to modernity? I assume Jay is talking about the Greek and Roman modernity.

Formerly, the Jewish mainstream balanced strictness and leniency: In the battle between the strict Shammai and the lenient Hillel, Hillel always won.

Umm no. He didn’t. Hillel won a majority of the time. Not all the time. That’s what distinguishes Judaism from liberalism. It was humane, not destructive. It kept an open mind without getting brain damage.

But the Haredi world is a phalanx of Shammais. The strictest is always the best. Moses wore a shtreimel, the fur hat that many married Haredi men wear, at the Red Sea.

Fur hats are actually worn by Chassidim. Perhaps Jay Michaelson should learn something basic about Orthodox Jews before penning crazy essays full of hate about them? Nah.
Jay Michaelson already knows that Orthodox Jews are reactionary and ignorant scum who rape babies when they aren’t stealing his lunch money. He doesn’t actually need to know what he’s talking about. That’s for the ignorant Orthodox Jews who actually sit and learn things. Forwarders progressively absorb knowledge by staring angrily at Orthodox families crossing the street.

We fail to act because, I think, deep in the hearts of non-Orthodox Jews there lingers the belief that the Haredim are the real Jews; or the safeguards of our future, or perhaps the sweet, cuddly Tevyes of our imagined Yiddish roots.

But they are not.

No, they’re the devil. People wishing to join Jay Michaelson and The Forward in their crusade against the Jewish menace can send contributions to Failure to Learn From History C/O Abe Cahan’s Grave.

  • Judahlevi

    In general, many secular Jews hate anyone who does not adhere to their leftist ideology. It is more about ideology than religion (although you could say their ideology IS their religion). Liberals/progressives use shunning of people who don't agree with them quite often. They don't hire them, they don't socialize with them, and they don't encourage their 'friends' to do so either. It is not much different than the Puritans shunning those who didn't follow their religion to the letter. In both cases, you are talking about opinionated, intolerant, and judgmental people.

    Forward is the opposite of the direction the magazine is going – and has been for some time.

    • gee59

      I am a secular liberal Jew – I do not adhere to any leftist ideology. I do not hate the orthodox.

      I hate people that attempt to pigeon hole me and my attitudes.

      • Judahlevi

        Oh, yes, a liberal who never "pigeon holes" anyone (at least in their own mind). Very often I have found that liberals say one thing and do another. For this reason, I tend to discount any liberal who states they are "not" something because it usually means they "are" something.

        Yes, liberals never "pigeon hole" conservatives. They never put "tea party" people in a box. They never put "Christians" or "Republicans" in a box. I never put individuals who believe in "traditional marriage" in a box.

        I am sure you are a very tolerant and non-judgmental liberal. Right.

        • gee59

          Actually the answer to the above is yes. I have only two conditions – one do not attempt to harm me. Two do not attempt to take my rights away.

          After that – I don't really care what you want to believe or do. That makes me a liberal. To each his own so long as it does not harm others.

      • Jay

        You're a secular liberal jew who doesn't like pigeon hole-ing people. And you pigeon holed yourself when you called yourself a secular liberal jew.

        I think that's kinda funny.

        • gee59

          Not really.

          I am liberal because I believe in the rights of everybody to decide for themselves what is important or best for themselves – myself included.

          Secular – because I just not a religious type

          Jewish – because I do believe in the L-rd and was born that way.

          But pigeon holed – nope – I don't want to control anybody, nor do I hate people because they are orthodox or not, gentile or Jew, liberal or conservative. I judge people on their actions.

          Even if what they say or believe is not for me – who am I to say?

          • Judahlevi

            This is what I mean about liberals. They don't see themselves as they are.

            In the first post, gee59 said he hates people who put him into a "pigeon hole." Another individual's opinion about liberals is not "harming" him or "taking away his rights." Therefore, he "hates" people who just have another opinion about liberals – and yet he says he doesn't "hate" people. This is a confused mind which can difficult for a rational mind to follow.

            BTW, the "right" to decide for themselves what is important or right is a conservative value, not a liberal/progressive one. Go onto any American university campus and watch the reaction of "liberals" to conservative speakers (if they even allow or invite them on campus). Only liberal orthodoxy is allowed, conservative opinions are shunned or considered "hate speech."

            Yes, "liberals" are very tolerant and non-judgmental people. If you self-identify with them, you fit in their pigeon hole.

          • gee59

            If you believe that harming somebody is an opinion then maybe you are the problem. But logic seems to allude you.

            Rights are very much a liberal mindset. Leftists oppose that – but not liberals.

            I spent over nine years of my life protecting other peoples' rights and I will be damned if I allow anybody to take them. As for free speech – I support it – even when I disagree. That too is a liberal view point.

            I choose describe myself – not you telling me what I am. You are the problem, and it is your lack of intellect and tolerance that are the issue – both are actions that I do not support.

            You do not know what I think – so stop attempting to do it

  • cdnbn

    If only the keeners of Islam were so criticized by its own slacker members.
    Well… of course, they’d be dead then….

    Isn’t it true, that folks more criticize those from whom they have little fear of retaliation.
    G-d bless the devoted and peaceful Haredim.

  • http://www.adinakutnicki.com AdinaK

    There has always been a psychopathology about leftist Jews – calling Dr. Kenneth Levin! – and the Forward is about as to the left as one can get, if one is standing at the brink of a cliff and about to drop off! The thing is, they want to take the rest of us Jews with them! And notice its name – FORWARD. Now where have we heard THAT before, perhaps from Obama Inc as one of their mantras!

    In any case, this is the real danger – http://adinakutnicki.com/2012/08/08/leftism-letha

    And few understand their psychosis like Daniel. I feel like we are "twins separated at birth"….

    Adina Kutnicki, Israel http://adinakutnicki.com/about/

  • UCSPanther

    Someone should have grabbed an MP40 and made Yigal Tumarkin eat his words…

  • Herb Benty

    From a Christian to GOD"D people, the Jews. In the latter days will appear liars who call themselves Jews, but are not Jews.. REVELATION 3: 9 Persevere Oh Israel, God will separate the sheep from the goats.

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  • Yoel Yativ

    Well written mate. The Jews will win when they start loving their own people. HAshem and The Torah and Israel are one. That's our Holy Trinity. UNBEATABLE. Meditate on that and you will land up loving every Jew and the whole world and our enemies will run away.

  • Judenlieber

    I may be mistaken, but aren't secular and liberal Jews the ones who are most likely to want to "show the muslims that we mean them no harm"?
    Isn't suicide against Jewish law and tradition?

  • dahozho

    I find it endlessly interesting that the Forward, which began as a Yiddish paper committed to the Yiddish language as well as the destruction of mesorah, has witnessed the death of Yiddish in the secular/unaffiliated/aggressively anti-Jewish liberal Jewish community. The only place where Yiddish lives as an everyday, vibrant language is….. in the "Ultra-Orthodox" community!! It is always disheartening to me to see this baseless hatred the liberal Jews have for the observant– and yet they are becoming fewer and fewer while the Orthodox streams are vibrant and growing. sigh…

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  • Mary Sue

    I'd heard tell of The Forward on ads on the radio during the Dr. Laura Schlessinger program years ago. I had no idea it was like this. I'm sure Dr. Laura would NOT approve!

  • Sarmy Graham

    I opened this article with great interest, but to say that I was disappointed is an understatement. I hope no one (besides for the authors of this article) actually takes what this article states as face value! You see, I am the daughter of an American “black-hatted” man and proudly Orthodox. At 18 years of age, I consider myself a girl with moralities in place and clear goals in mind. You won’t see me or any of my Orthodox friends in downtown Manhattan as part of the groups of teens out there that are dead stoned, drunk, gambling or any of these things. I have so much to write but I’m just too shocked after reading this article. To say that I am proud and grateful to have a part of your so-called “Black Plague” would be a gross understatement.
    What I can not understand is how such a nasty article can be so blatantly displayed for all to see and be filled with a hatred that has no basis. Do you really want to encourage others to “kill their children”? Who is uncivilized over here? You’re saying that my sweet little brothers are going to “take over” your life? I wonder where you got educated…
    Also, I don’t know about you, but the “G-d” of the average Orthodox Jew is NOT money. We actually live quite simply and are very satisfied.
    Anyone who wants to know what a real Orthodox Jew is like should come live between us foe a while. I have several neighbours who say they love our neighbourhood just because we create such a peaceful and friendly atmosphere.
    I hope this article will not be the cause to fester more anti-semitism or Hareid”ism”. We’ve had more than enough.
    Thank you

  • Marie

    Born nation wreckers. May 1000 year curse be upon the Hebrew children

  • Samir Halabi

    May a 10,000 year curse be on people like the Jew-hating Marie.
    it should have been people like that to have been incinerated instead of the Hebrew nation in world war two!!!
    Those who bless the ‘Jewish Nation’ shall themselves be blessed, but those who curse the ‘Jewish Nation’ will be cursed for eternity.

    • wombleranger

      Stop being a troll and have some courage! Look past the propaganda and learn to think for yourself. History has proven beyond a doubt that the jewish people have always infiltrated and manipulated every society they invade. The result is always the same-expulsion from whatever country they corrode, this tends to happen when your entire group or dare i say race lack humanistic compassion for their host nations and view them as cattle. It seems so called anti-semetism(which isn’t a real thing) is being fostered by the jewish people themselves.

  • holohoax

    jews are the problem of any country in the world north korea and libya were the latest ones to deport the jews. and look how they manipulated their slave or should i say host america wich theese parasites uses as a tool. the best thing a jew could do for this world is to die. that goes for you to whorewitch