Jack Saltzberg
ARTICLES BY: Jack Saltzberg
Tolerating Jew Hatred
Another Jew. Another resignation letter. Even the high numbers of assaults and murders perpetrated against Jews haven’t slowed the growing onslaught of the only seemingly...
Pittsburgh Massacre Needs to Be a Wake-Up Call (to Arms) for Jews
In 2009, I was one of two finalists for the executive director position at the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and they invited me...
Another Mass Shooting Strikes the Los Angeles Jewish Community
Twenty years ago, when I worked at the American Technion Society (ATS) in Los Angeles, my administrative assistant was a vivacious African-American woman named Cynthia Morse....
Why Is the LA Unified School District Pushing a Palestinian Narrative?
The below letter was sent to LA Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner. Dear Superintendent Beutner, Since you are new to your position, you may not...
BDS: It’s Not Economics, Stupid!
Recently, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan S. Tobin, wrote that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is simply an “annoyance to Israel." Tobin claimed...
An Open Letter to Ed Asner on Israel
Dear Mr. Asner, Some of my best early memories were of watching you on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. I was proud when I learned that you...
Fighting BDS by Striking the First Blow
By the end of 2016, the United Nations will have adopted 20 resolutions against the state of Israel and four resolutions against all other countries combined. Since 2012,...
Jewish Voice for Peace and Its Disgusting Response to Islamic Terrorism
What else could the group Jewish Voice for Peace do that would shock me? The organization, which has so many university chapters that promote anti-Israel activity,...
New York Times Op-Ed Misleads on the True Nature of BDS
The New York Times op-ed about the BDS movement by Eric Alterman is at times both accurate and deceptively misleading. Yes, not all BDS activity at universities are antisemitic. Characterizing them as such,...
Don’t Believe the Hype — BDS is as Dangerous as Ever
Ben Cohen, Senior Editor of The Tower magazine, wrote an op-ed about BDS that was for the most part salient. Unfortunately, his opening sentence was both irresponsible...
Take a Page From Kentucky Fried Chicken and Bring Back Zionism
Kentucky Fried Chicken used to be a mainstay in American fast food. Who can forget the plump Colonel quipping, “Finger lickn’ good”? When the health craze...
The Insidious Marketing of the BDS Campaign
The boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement promotes itself as a non-violent "civil society" human rights organization trying to bring peace to a victimized people...
Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar!’ in a Crowded Movie Theater
On a busy Syrian street, members of al Qaeda held a Muslim woman captive. As part of their "street justice," one man loudly proclaimed that...
