Dad, husband, son, brother, servant to dogs. General Internist at Sunnybrook HSC. Usually awake. Usually tired. Always happy.
Jun 9, 2021 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
1/11 Like so many others I have been trying to collect my thoughts as I grieve the loss of four people killed in London in an act of anti-Muslim hate. I don’t use the term islamophobia as this was not an act of fear, but an act of hate.
2/11 These murders have deeply wounded and affected many people in our communities, especially Muslim people, and especially those that are visibly Muslim.
May 21, 2021 • 33 tweets • 6 min read
In this thread I am sharing my thoughts on Israel and on Palestine (32 tweets). I am sharing because I find that silence is unacceptable for me right now. Situating myself in tweets 1-5. My take on the background and recent events tweets 6-16. My position begins at #17.
1/ I’m Jewish. My father was born in Israel. His father was born in Berlin. In 1933, my great-grandfather lost his job at the university of Berlin as Jews were no longer allowed to teach there. They went to British Palestine to live in a town near Tel Aviv.
