http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=91&L=en Howard Rotberg Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:52:44 -0500 2012 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=116140&L=en Tisha B'Av, the Fast of the Ninth of the Jewish month of Av, is a Jewish day of mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, many of which coincidentally have occurred on the ninth of Av. This year it falls from the evening of Monday August 8th to the evening of Tuesday August 9th.. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=108125&L=en Few countries are altruistic and most seek power to accomplish their goals. Any evaluation of foreign policy under Obama must concentrate on whether his actions empower the good guys or the bad guys, and just who he considers to be good and bad. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=103687&L=en One has a natural sympathy for the Egyptian protestors who bemoan the lack of freedom in Egypt under Mubarek. But the question must be asked: Is there any significant movement in Egypt to accept responsibility for developing a political culture based on liberal freedoms and constitutional democracy? Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=99554&L=en Obama is at it again. First, he awarded America’s highest civilian award – the Medal of Freedom – to Mary Robinson who presided over the infamous Durban Conference of 2001, where Islamic countries were allowed to highjack a conference about racism into a hatefest against the one country in the Middle East (Israel) that has a functioning justice system protecting minority rights. Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=97727&L=en In a world where our Western values, that heritage of Judeo-Christian ethics, bequeathed to us by generations of our ancestors and accepted by both the American and Canadian constitutions, are increasingly under attack, it is perhaps worthwhile to review the Holidays taking place in October and November. Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=42334&L=en I suggest it is time for a re-evaluation of Holocaust Commemorations, Museums, and Education. We must re-consider what is the message we are trying to give, and re-consider the objective of our Holocaust teaching resources and the objective of our museums, ceremonies and other commemorations of the Holocaust Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Howard Rotberg Howard Rotberg