http://multifaithworld.com/2010/03/03/whats-the-big-deal/ Leadership for a World of Religious Diversity Tue, 25 May 2010 05:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://multifaithworld.com/2010/03/03/whats-the-big-deal/#comment-420 Rabbi Brant Rosen Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:20:57 +0000 http://multifaithworld.com/?p=860#comment-420 It may be that these kinds of pieces perpetuate dangerous stereotypes - at the very least I think the NY Times article is insignificant and muddled. The young Palestinian woman is the daughter of West Bank refugees while the young Jewish woman seems to be an middle class Jew with little identification with Israel or the conflict (which she describes as "that political stuff.") What exactly is the point here? It may be that these kinds of pieces perpetuate dangerous stereotypes – at the very least I think the NY Times article is insignificant and muddled. The young Palestinian woman is the daughter of West Bank refugees while the young Jewish woman seems to be an middle class Jew with little identification with Israel or the conflict (which she describes as “that political stuff.”) What exactly is the point here?

]]> http://multifaithworld.com/2010/03/03/whats-the-big-deal/#comment-417 Marc Silver Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:58:51 +0000 http://multifaithworld.com/?p=860#comment-417 I seriously disagree with the premise that this particular friendship is a cliche. Most American Jews, of which I am a part, have very few Muslim acquaintances. I don't feel that this is by deliberate choice but because of where the majority live and work. It is this particular group, especially those who might be above the age of 40, that need to be reminded from time to time that relationships such as the one between these two Princeton basketball players, do exist and do prosper. Perhaps if we, as American Jews, had been in positions when younger to cultivate such friendships the deep divides between the two peoples that spills over everywhere might not be as acute as it now is. So a reminder from time to time in the newspaper or in the media about such friendships can only be a positive and certainly not a cliche. I seriously disagree with the premise that this particular friendship is a cliche. Most American Jews, of which I am a part, have very few Muslim acquaintances. I don’t feel that this is by deliberate choice but because of where the majority live and work. It is this particular group, especially those who might be above the age of 40, that need to be reminded from time to time that relationships such as the one between these two Princeton basketball players, do exist and do prosper. Perhaps if we, as American Jews, had been in positions when younger to cultivate such friendships the deep divides between the two peoples that spills over everywhere might not be as acute as it now is. So a reminder from time to time in the newspaper or in the media about such friendships can only be a positive and certainly not a cliche.

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