I put this on gentle, older @facebook and have since blocked numerous anti-semitic comments; some are blatantly hateful, others speak of Israel and Zionism when these subjects aren't even mentioned in the post. Oh dear.
In yet another instalment of "It's not antisemitism" here's the delightful young man who told a potential employer that he was "not interested in working for a jew." Blimey, as a priest I better not tell him about my boss!
In yet another instalment of "It's not antisemitism" here's the delightful young man who told a potential employer that he was "not interested in working for a jew." Blimey, as a priest I better not tell him about my boss!
Giant received four Tony Award nominations this weekend and John Lithgow won for Best Leading Actor. So proud of everybody involved and honoured to be a part of this remarkable drama.
This week the World Cup begins and our two little grandchildren are visiting with their parents. Which wonderful event means the most to me? My answer would reveal the inherent character changes within the ageing process ...
Dad was a working-class Jew. Spoke his mind, would be considered offensive by many church people I know, became emotional about injustice, lacked middle-class manners, had no time for pretentiousness, didn't care who he provoked.
Blimey, dad was like Jesus!
But @Keir_Starmer would any of this obscenity and criminality have come to light if other people hadn't intervened; and are you criticizing @elonmusk in a sad effort to take up some sort of moral high ground?
My mother grew up knowing a fascinating mixture of people. The Kray twins, playwright Arnold Wesker, composer Lionel Bart, and comic actor Bernard Bresslaw. Oh for a dinner party! Ron and Reg always knew how to get the best food at affordable prices.
"Part of the ageing process for me is that religious issues that once concerned or even obsessed me have now become largely unimportant."
Read this week's Notebook, by @michaelcoren 👇
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