To Uncle Tom and Other Such Jews

M. J. Rosenberg

1969

The Jew can be an ally of the black liberation movement and he should be. But first he must find himself. He must realize that his own struggle for liberation is a continuing one, that he also has much to fear and also much to take pride in. The miracle of Israel, a national liberation deferred for two thousand years, should be his inspiration. As…

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M. J. Rosenberg

b. 1947

M. J. Rosenberg studied contemporary Jewish studies at Brandeis University. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a staffer for Democratic members of the House and Senate and at the United States Agency for International Development. He worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in the early 1980s, editing the Near East Report. He was director of policy at the Israel Policy Forum for more than ten years. More recently, Rosenberg has become a vocal critic of American foreign policy in relation to Israel.

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