Do Jews Only Learn From Catastrophe?

An anti-Israel encampment at Tulane University. Photo: provided.

Nineteenth century philosopher Max Nordau once reportedly told Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky that Jews don’t learn by reason, but by catastrophe. They won’t buy an umbrella because they see clouds in the sky, but instead will wait until they are drenched and have pneumonia.

In the United States, Jews are in great danger. They are unprotected, second-class citizens. No one believes that if African-Americans or gay people were under attack at campuses nationwide...