An Interview with a Local Hero: Rabbi Jon Hausman
Rabbi Jon Hausman, spiritual leader of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Stoughton, Massachusetts organized an event where Geert Wilders spoke and the film Fitna was shown. View an excerpt of Wilders appearance on YouTube, here. This New English Review interview spotlights why Rabbi Hausman is such an exceptional exemplar in the American Rabbinate, for which we all should be grateful. Rabbi Hausman is the older brother of Israpundit contributor, Matthew Hausman. A remarkable family of American Zionists and Jewish Republicans.
by Jerry Gordon, New English Review (March, 2009)
Rabbi Jon Hausman
The Wilders tour began Monday with luncheons and private dinners in Manhattan, and appearances on FoxNews Glen Beck’s “War room” and the “O’Reilly Factor.” Wilders was in Washington Thursday at an event on Capitol Hill organized by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and sponsored by the International Free Press Society and the Center for Security Policy. Friday, Wilders held a public news conference at the National Press Club. Later he was recognized at the CPAC convention.
We contacted Rabbi Hausman to find out why he is such an exception in the American rabbinate. Rabbis Hausman understands the dark inner core of Political Islam and its threat to our US Constitution and Western Judeo Christian values. Unfortunately, too many in the American rabbinate have become the equivalent of the dhimmi. They have frequently been involved in outreach to Muslim clerics in interfaith dialogues and defended Muslim Brotherhood fronts.
We delved into Rabbi Hausman’s background to find out what propelled him to organize these events for Wilders. (Continue Reading this Article)
Face it, this rabbi is a heretic. Of course, I love heretics.
Comment by BlandOatmeal — February 28, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
Anyone can call themselves rabbi, even Blandoatmeal. Some Jews know the difference though and I guess some gentiles know as well. That most can’t tell the difference is the dilemma of our time.
Comment by yamit82 — March 1, 2009 @ 6:55 am
Meanwhile, on February 26, Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, was hosting Rashid Khalidi’s speech titled “Sowing Crisis in the Middle East” at 8p.m. in Friedmann Room in the Keefe Campus Center. The poster failed to mention that Khalidi’s new book is titled: “Sowing Crisis: the Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East” leading anyone who saw the poster to NOT understand the origin of the speech title. There was no local news coverage, but after what happened with the Hampshire College (also in Amherst) students claiming Hampshire was divesting, it is very troubling that Amherst College hosted Khalidi unfiltered.
Also on Feb. 26, Smith College in Northampton, Mass offered a four-faculty member panel on “Peace in Our time?: A Faculty Panel on War and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East.” in Weinstein Auditorium. The faculty moderator actually admitted how rare it is in the U.S. and in the area to offer an academic panel discussion that had professors from the Jewish Studies, Government, Religion, and History departments offering balanced insights and discussion of such a volatile issue. It happened that two professors were Jewish and two were Muslims. My favorite moment? When a student not only challenged the title, but also said the big question on campus was why there was no Palestinian on the panel, and one of the Jewish professors responded with the perfect note of irony “There are no Israelis on this panel”. I was there to listen and learn, but also to observe whether Israel Derangement Syndrome (IDS) has infected Smith students. It is a very dangerous trend on U.S. college campuses, this infection of the IDS virus.
Comment by Birdalone — March 1, 2009 @ 1:20 pm