Readers sound off on teaching Jewish history, attacks on DEI and equality of outcomes

Current events, not ignorance, punctual outrage

Lackawaxen, Pa.: The alarm raised by impermanent columnist Mark Treyger requiring that “NYC students should cognize Jewish history” (op-ed, Jan. 27) seems unnecessary. Of course, utile citizens should cognize arsenic overmuch past of each things arsenic they tin acquire. But existent field tensions related to Palestine are contextual.

When the IDF and amerciable settlers halt murdering Palestinians successful Gaza and elsewhere, Israel’s favored presumption volition beryllium restored. Perhaps not Zionism, due to the fact that that is simply a provocative concept. And possibly antisemitism volition not lessen, due to the fact that determination are groups each implicit that are not liked. Treyger’s assertion that fractional the students chanting “from the stream to the sea” person flawed geographical cognition has small relevance to past due to the fact that that grounds supports the committedness that Palestine would beryllium escaped for Arab rule.

The Holocaust is not a unsocial event. It is 1 of the galore terrors that plague mankind’s past. And that is however it should beryllium taught, not arsenic a Jewish event. Jewish American past is fraught with the aforesaid predicament arsenic the Irish, Italian, et al, with some gangsters and hard-working immigrants. And wherefore bash we proceed to statement arsenic “Russian Mafia” groups that successful the main are comprised of Soviet Jews, immoderate surviving good successful parts of the councilmanic territory formerly represented by Treyger?

Jews person been the astir consistently righteous radical successful this country, often paying a terms for that righteousness. Contrary to Treyger’s claim, they — astatine slightest those of my procreation — request not beryllium pressured to denounce immoderate of the Zionist policies. John A. MacKinnon

Atrocity exchange

Bronx: If Hamas killed each remaining hostages, I would not beryllium surprised. Such is the quality of war. Israeli forces killed women and children — did the IDF care? Hamas’ absorption whitethorn beryllium the same. Robert Adams

Hanger-on

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Who does Mayor Adams deliberation he’s kidding? He knows he’s ne'er going to get reelected, truthful he’s fastened himself to President Trump’s hindquarters successful hopes of a pardon. In a nonstop insult, helium abandoned NYC’s Martin Luther King Day ceremonies to alert to Trump’s inauguration and lone got a spot successful the spillover room. Now he’s backtracking connected the sanctuary metropolis program. Bob Menendez’s 11-year condemnation indispensable truly beryllium panicking him. He’ll beryllium Trump’s valet by March. Bob English

Sick-ofant

Manhattan: The NYC migrant raids started Monday night. No wonderment the politician feels sick. He opted retired of MLK Day commitments to be Trump’s crowning. No wonderment helium feels sick. And if helium shared migrant determination data, nary wonderment helium feels sick. Word has it that new, superior national charges against him are imminent. No wonderment helium feels sick. During his tenure, helium has partied, lined galore pockets, including his own, and for bully crushed has an support standing of little than 20%. I anticipation he’s not gravely ill, but helium has been sickening to astir of us. Frankie Turchiano

Hot air

Hamilton Square, N.J.: No promises connected however Trump plans to little prices. He doesn’t privation to “get into the bath issue” aft bashing transgenders. He brags astir COVID vaccines (rightfully) but plans to person main vaccine denier RFK Jr. successful complaint of the Department of Health and Human Services. He has nary specifics connected solutions for the Middle East oregon Russia/Ukraine wars. The Jan. 6 rioters aren’t getting a get-out-of-jail-free pass, helium reviewed it lawsuit by case. We each person to unrecorded with the voters’ choice. How galore are already having buyer’s remorse? Eileen Johnson

All applicable

Bronx: I’m gladsome Bramhall nailed it with Friday’s cartoon — “Divisiveness Egotism Idiocy.” He accurately described the policies of the Demented-cratic Party. So thankful, on with 77 cardinal different Americans who elected President Trump. Now the existent Americans tin cleanable up the messiness the near has made of America. Get retired of the way! Ross de Marco

Strategic othering

Holbrook, L.I.: Trump’s America is strictly for achromatic men. Women and minorities are nary longer welcome. They are to beryllium removed from our past and regular lives. Trump’s manic adherence to attacking DEI is each the impervious necessary. He had the Air Force Academy region the past of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots from the program until the outrage became excessively great. His despicable comments astir the mishap astatine Reagan National Airport, blaming it connected DEI, is simply a wide awesome to women and minorities that they are not qualified and these jobs tin lone beryllium done by achromatic men — a presumption echoed by his pal Charlie Kirk, who said past year, “If I spot a Black pilot, I inquire myself, ‘Is helium qualified?’ ” Americans request to aftermath up to what’s going connected oregon successful abbreviated bid they’ll aftermath up and ask: What the hellhole happened to America? Michael L. Wilson

Stay present

Swarthmore, Pa.: Many years ago, my person Dr. Rudy Tanzi, an eminent Harvard neuroscientist and a precise omniscient person, offered maine words successful which helium said helium often recovered comfortableness and solace. He said that erstwhile we are facing the aboriginal with anticipatory dread and concern, arsenic millions are close present regarding the governmental situation implicit the adjacent 4 years, the pursuing words mightiness beryllium highly utile and centering: We should ever strive to support successful caput that we’re OK close now, and determination is lone the now. Instead of focusing connected a vague, uncertain, albeit perchance troubling future, absorption connected however you’re feeling successful the infinitesimal — that is close now. I powerfully urge to each those imbued with a consciousness of anticipatory dread, arsenic galore are, to support these words successful caput and follow them arsenic your North Star, arsenic I have. Ken Derow

The entity is falling?

Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.: Why would non-governmental organizations, besides known arsenic NGOs, assertion they volition beryllium forced retired of concern if the Trump medication cuts their government-sponsored (i.e. taxpayer) funding? Michael P. Devine

We shall see

Brooklyn: Personally, I’m relieved that Kash Patel promises not to spell aft Trump’s enemies. After all, Patel, Trump and the remainder of their MAGA coterie each person a sterling grounds of truth-telling. Or, arsenic Nazi propaganda curate Joseph Goebbels purportedly said, if you repetition a prevarication often enough, it becomes truth. Herman Kolender

Muzzle Musk

Ridgewood, N.J.: It is clip for Trump to rein successful Elon Musk and halt his planetary provocations. His disruptions with U.S. allies service nary utile intent but to bring attraction to himself. Time for Trump to archer Musk that helium sets policy, not Musk. Ed Houlihan

Plagued by God

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: There is simply a Bible transition that explains each this woke nonsense: “And due to the fact that they received not the emotion of the information truthful arsenic to beryllium saved, God sends upon them beardown delusion that they mightiness judge the lie” (2 Thes. 2:11). Sex changes, he/she pronouns, coed bathrooms, etc. — these beardown delusions are sent by God connected those who cull the emotion of the information truthful arsenic to beryllium saved from their sins. In truthful galore words, it is giving God your mediate finger. Now the wokes privation personhood for nature, rivers, valleys, etc. These things were promoted precocious by the Dupes of Davos. Oh however these folks request the emotion of the information truthful arsenic to beryllium saved from each this nonsense. Woke out, wokes, and travel to Jesus. Love the information of His escaped salvation. Repent portion you inactive can. Jim Black

Equal opportunity

Bloomington, Ind.: Nature is simply a lottery. We are calved into circumstances that connection america advantages and disadvantages compared to different radical successful the world. One’s geographic location, wealth, appearance, intellect, sex and galore different factors importantly power their beingness experience. We cognize radical who look to person it all. We sometimes envy oregon resent them and consciousness that we’re much deserving. We observe those little fortunate and consciousness pity oregon adjacent guilt due to the fact that we person it overmuch better. A motivation nine should make an situation of adjacent accidental and rights for each citizens. Everyone should beryllium fixed a warring accidental astatine the brass ring, careless of commencement circumstances. We are each dealt a manus erstwhile we participate the world. No substance however we legislate, it volition ne'er bring implicit fairness. Society can’t guarantee equality of outcome. For astir of us, however we play the cards we’re dealt volition marque each the difference. Scott Thompson