Bernard Starr
ARTICLES BY: Bernard Starr
Invention of the Christian Jesus by Renaissance Art, Hollywood, and Historians Proved Lethal for Jews
In the film "Resistance," the character who plays the French mime and Jewish resistance fighter Marcel Marceau gives his answer to the question of why people...
When Do Border Walls Actually Work?
In 1400 BCE, Joshua and his troops marched around the walls of Jericho along with seven priests, blowing rams' horns once a day for six...
Hanukkah vs. Christmas: Does It Have to Be a Contest?
In an opinion article in The New York Times on December 1, “The Hypocrisy of Hanukkah,” Michael Davis Lukas expressed his conflict over the holiday. On the one...
Why Christian Antisemites Are Ignorant of Their Own Faith
At his Sunday sermons, megachurch televangelist Joel Osteen holds up the Christian Bible and says what most Christians believe: “It’s the word of God.” Tragically, antisemites have not paid careful attention...
How Fake News Launched the Persecution of Jews for Two Thousand Years
The Holocaust did not begin with Hitler and Nazi Germany. It can be traced to the beginnings of Christianity, with the fake news reported in...
The Ma and Pa ‘Business Empire’ of Donald Trump
In 2016, when Malaysian real estate developer Tiah Joo Kim showed up for a meeting at Trump Tower to propose a hotel and condominium project...
The True Prayer for Mass Shooting Victims Is Real Reform
On receiving the devastating news about the latest mass shooting in Florida, President Donald Trump, in full presidential mode, rose to the occasion with a...
Church or Synagogue: Which Would Jesus Choose?
Most theologians and biblical scholars agree that Jesus lived and died as a dedicated practicing Jew, who never proposed a new religion. Yes -- Jesus fiercely criticized the Sanhedrin (the...
Thomas Jefferson: Christian or Jew?
How did Christianity get separated from Judaism, when the two religions have so much in common? That was the question pondered by three eminent scholars -- two Christian...
Now Is the Time for Sensible Gun Control
The massacre at a Las Vegas concert that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 on October 1 -- and was followed this week by further murders in...
Some People Still Don’t Know That Jesus Was Jewish
When I tell people that I’ve written extensively about the "Jewish Jesus," they frequently say, “but everyone knows that Jesus was Jewish.” It would seem...
Donald Trump, Jr.’s Mafia-Style Defense
When it first came to light, Donald Trump, Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer in 2016 was called a harmless conversation about adoptions. Trump's supporters said that the...
How Will History Remember Donald Trump and His Sycophants?
I was recently reminded of how memory can get blurred over time. When I mentioned to a young woman several months ago that I was eager to see...
The Fake Society That Gave Us a Fake President
More and more commentators, politicians on both sides of the aisle, and ordinary citizens are waking up to the fake presidency of Donald Trump. His election victory was no accident, nor...
