God of the Desert Books

God of the Desert Books

God of the Desert Books
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James Baldwin's Classic Essay on Why Some Black Americans Are Antisemitic
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James Baldwin's Classic Essay on Why Some Black Americans Are Antisemitic

"Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They're Anti-White" appeared in the New York Times Magazine on April 9, 1967 and is reprinted in the Library of America's edition of his Collected Essays.
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Feb 26, 2023
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Today’s Jewish-Mystical podcast again explores the sometimes strained relationship between black Americans and Jewish Americans, considering one of the 20th century’s greatest writer’s analysis. Check out last week’s discussion on an influential Jewish book on the Hebrew prophets which inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. and those who worked alongside him.

God of the Desert Books
This Classic Study of the Hebrew Prophets Inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Movement
Listen now (18 min) | In this installment from my Antisemitism and Culture series last Sunday I discussed The Prophets and how it inspired the rhetoric and approach of the Civil Rights movement: Now I’m adding it to the pile of titles on Jewish mysticism I’m going to study more deeply for this Jewish mysticism podcast series each Saturday…
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