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St. Louis’ Jews – St. Louis et ses Juifs

by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Popular, Racism, STL

This day in Jewish history / Paris is burning…Talmuds An apostate Jew started the process that led to a bonfire consuming 24 wagons piled with copies of the multi-volume work. By David B. Green (in Haaretz) June 17, 1242, is the day that, at the orders of both...

La Confrérie, Enquête sur les Frères Musulmans

by Pier Marton | May 23, 2013 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism

Par l’important historien et réalisateur, Michaël Prazan – ENCORE pendant cinq jours sur le site de France 3 (si vous vous trouvez à l’étranger, vous pouvez le voir grâce à des logiciels VPN comme Netshade). Un film qui dérange. Il y a bien sûr les...

Wladislaw Szlengel (the ghetto poet): 1914-1943

by Pier Marton | Apr 24, 2013 | Antisemitism, History, Jewish, Poet, Racism, Shoah, Wars

The poems of W?adys?aw Szlengel were read in houses of the Ghetto and out of it, in the evenings and were passed on from hand to hand and passed from mouth to mouth. The poems were written in burning passion, while the events, which seemed to last for centuries...

The Gatekeepers

by Pier Marton | Apr 17, 2013 | Antisemitism, Doc, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Review, Wars

The Oscar Nominated Film’s Website & The Trailer: My review – [Attention: this film does not fit any category nor any short blurb.] “seeing the state as a value is the essence of the fascist conception” & “the sacred cow of...

Dr. Frederick Sweet (a mensch): 1938 – 2013

by Pier Marton | Mar 12, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Politics, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women

For Justice: Anybody who ever came in contact with Fred knows how willing he was to unmask the dark side of the medical field* and to fight for the underdog, In parallel to his jumping in the water more than once to save capsized strangers, he had gone out of his way...

The Man Without a World Screening in NYC

by Pier Marton | Feb 23, 2013 | Antisemitism, Art, Ego, Film, Jewish, Theater, Women

A rare screening of the silent Yiddish film by Eleanor Antin at the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street (w. support by YIVO and ICP) Sunday February 24th at 2 p.m. with an introduction by J. Hoberman, Village Voice critic/author. [fyi I am in the title role]...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus