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What was in the water of the town that produced both you and Eve —and can we bottle it? I am so sad for the boy you were and glad your resilience brought you to recognize your intrinsic worth. Then choosing to confront the world you knew could be so cruel, in order to support your people and stand for truth, is just next level. Kol HaKavod

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Kanye the "right wing" Jew hater is bringing out a lot of liberal Jews supporting Jews for a change, instead of every other minority cause in the world. That's a positive, but now that right wing antisemitism is catching up to the Left wing variety, I see a lot of these Liberal left wing Jews retreating into your "As a Jew" camp supporting anti Israel "Zionist" positions in order gain more acceptance into the "progressive" world. That's a negative as it was with the despicable pro Corbyn Jews.

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Ben, thank you for giving us a raw glimpse into the inner turmoil of your younger self. I’m so grateful you found inner peace early enough to allow yourself to become the person you were meant to be - an activist, an educator, a fierce champion for our people, a mensch. Just ordered the second book and and thrilled to learn it’s a trilogy.

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I wake up early here in NYC, and so reading this piece was a great way to begin my day and my week.

I'm inspired by your story. I have always valued and been proud of my Jewish identity, and my wife and I have passed that on to our three adult children. But it is good to be reminded that far too many Jews are ashamed to be Jewish.

There are also many American Jews who are proud to be Jewish but are willing to support MAGA candidates based on those candidates' degree of support for Israel. I believe that is shortsighted as nationalism and attacks on liberal democracy always seem to stoke anti-Semitism.

I look forward to reading your book!

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