Letter to the Editor: Gilbert Ludwig

Letter to the editor,

Jewish Atlanta’s Big Tent Closed to Anti-Israel Left – Dec. 15, 2023
We Jews who follow current events are aware of the multiple viewpoints that Jewish people have regarding religiosity, politics, the Jewish experience, and attitudes about Israel and its existence. Living in a country in which we are such a small minority, many feel uneasy when Jewish issues arise prominently in the news. I feel that the younger generation have a poor grasp of the history of the Jewish people and what led to the establishment of the State of Israel. Rabbi Richard Baroff’s article about some of the pogroms which decimated communities throughout history would be instructive to these individuals.

Obviously, we have a number of young Jews who are poorly lacking in their knowledge about Israel and what its existence means to the Jewish people.

Unfortunately, they are fed left wing ideology in academia which can be instrumental in formulating opinions. The settler colonialism argument is nothing but a rehashing of Marxist theory which has always been a staple of these leftist ideologues. It is upsetting that many of these Jews could not condemn the rape, murder, and torture perpetuated by the Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. What does this tell you about their sense of decency and morality? These individuals who purport to be concerned about human life and suffering are complicit in Hamas’ wish to destroy all Jews. They belong in Hamas’ tent not ours.

Gilbert Ludwig, Alpharetta