Pier Marton

Goodbye Buber (humanitarian) Zionism?

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2010 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics

Gideon Levy asks, as always, difficult but vital questions. Extreme views will have prevailed? As I quoted earlier Augustine of Hippo, “Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation”. No more bath water and no more baby. Here is a sort of rebuttal...

“Edge People” by the Late Tony Judt

by Pier Marton | Aug 7, 2010 | Afri, Antisemitism, Asia, Books, France, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, KeyText, Middle-East, Racism, Roma, Spectacle, Women

“In this brave new century we shall miss the tolerant, the marginals: the edge people. My people.” And a quote from another text, as excerpted by Peter Fredlake of the USHMM – thank you: “The historian’s task is not to disrupt for the sake of it, but...

Tony Judt 1948-2010

by Pier Marton | Aug 7, 2010 | Antisemitism, France, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East

The New York Times: Tony Judt, Chronicler of History, Is Dead at 62 & The Guardian: Historian Tony Judt dies aged 62 & his latest articles for the NRB. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...

From Ankara: Fazil Say

by Pier Marton | Aug 7, 2010 | Asia, Music

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Augustine of Hippo Quotes

by Pier Marton | Aug 7, 2010 | Afri, Ideas, Quotes

Unless you believe, you will not understand – a parallel to Marshall McLuhan’s Until I believe it I can’t see it. Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought...