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Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Who to blame for the coronavirus? The scapegoats

It’s happening again. I suppose as long as ignorance and prejudice exists, that there will be those who will turn to scapegoating to vent their ignorance and frustrations on refugees,…

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April 29, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Jewish human trafficking Part 2: hidden crime

It is estimated that there are 600,000 to 800,000 people who are victims of human trafficking in the U.S. each year, of which 100,000 to 300,000 are children.If anyone thinks…

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April 2, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

FDR’s failure to save Jews from the Holocaust

Now with the embattled immigration issues posed by our president’s policies, we need to understand the relevance and reality of our immigration history, not letting it “get swept under the…

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March 4, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Doctors should pay attention to their waiting rooms

It is no wonder that the older we get, the more doctors we need to visit. This is a call for all you Jewish and other doctors who may be…

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February 19, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Examine ourselves to ensure Judaism’s survival

I have previously written about what appears to be an increase in anti-Semitic acts in the United States, 1,879 in 2018, reported by the Anti-Defamation League. There is no question…

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February 5, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Gov. Abbott blocking refugees violates Texas tradition

Since 1820, when pioneer Moses Austin petitioned the Mexican government for vacant land for a colony to be developed and sold to settlers, Texas has been a land of opportunity…

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January 22, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Emma Lazarus: Jewish experience, golden words

It was first named “Liberty Enlightening the World,” a gift of friendship, celebrating the successful struggles for independence achieved by the United States and its alliance with France. We commonly…

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January 8, 2020
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

America’s earliest Colonial history revealed

The headline recently read, “American Students Don’t Know History,” referring to the Nation’s Report Card, evaluating the percentage of high school seniors’ knowledge of America’s history. Only a dismal 12%…

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December 11, 2019
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Hitler’s theft of Jewish Engineer’s Idea

Origins of VW Beetle from Ganz By Jerry Kasten Many Jews, even today, some 74 years after the end of WWII, refuse to buy German-made goods. Who could forget the…

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December 4, 2019
Columnists / Historical Perspective by Jerry Kasten

Remembering the master mime, Marcel Marceau

I never thought that a recent trip my wife, Deanna, and I took to North Carolina for a Road Scholar workshop would eventually lead me back to the master mime…

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November 13, 2019
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