Tag Archives: Margarethe von Trotta

a house divided

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Dave

It remains the most perplexing legacy of the modern age. How advanced, democratic, secular and ostensibly enlightened societies could be at the nevrological and seismic center from which the Holocaust was to arise. And with this context, Hannah Arendt continues … Continue reading →

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hannah : bagful of banals

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dave

We are told (Isaiah 12:1): “And you shall say on that day [of the Messianic redemption], ‘I thank You, O L-rd, for You were wrathful with me!’” A polarizing figure. The godmother for anti-Zionist far lefties who can crank up … Continue reading →

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hannah and her surplus enjoyment

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Dave

It was always playing around the fringes of the “dark times.” Like carrying matches in a coal mine waiting for the canary to sing. Arendt walked into a Jerusalem courtroom disappointed that the mental case in the glass box was … Continue reading →

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