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David Shasha

David Shasha is the director of the Center for Sephardic Heritage in Brooklyn, NY, which publishes the weekly e-mail newsletter Sephardic Heritage Update http://groups.google.com/group/Davidshasha or email david.shasha.shu@gmail.com

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'Reasonable Elitism:' Unreasonable and Unholy (Power & Public Policy)

David Shasha critiques New York Times' columnist David Brooks' arguments for elitism as absurd contentions that trivialize the morals of great religious traditions.

By: David Shasha
Assessing the Myths of Interfaith Dialogue (War & Peace-making)

Interfaith dialogue, including currently fraught relations between Israelis and Palestinians, might be more successful if an overlooked common Jewish-Arabic heritage were revived.

By: David Shasha
The Harsh Demands of Integrity (Human Rights)

We live at a time when doing the right thing is viewed as foolish and counterproductive to our selfish interests. Persecuting those who stand for their beliefs has become a profitable sport.

By: David Shasha
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembered on HBO (Human Rights)

As workers' rights are again in contention in American politics, the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in 1911 shows what lies behind labor rights, including their relationship to religion.

By: David Shasha
Two Frank Capra Classics on TV

Frank Capra's classic films are populist anthems to fairness and justice, writes David Shasha.

By: David Shasha
The Anatomy of Failure (Power & Public Policy)

President Barack Obama's political failures bear a disturbing likeness to those of Jews of Sephardic heritage, and the parallels offer serious warnings as well as insights, writes David Shasha, director of the Center for Sephardic Heritage in Brooklyn, NY.

By: David Shasha
Review on Film: Cronin’s films speak to our time (Theology)

A.J. Cronin's classic tale of a Catholic priest in China is a profoundly moving portrayal of religious tolerance and the need for social justice.

By: David Shasha

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