Brit-Am Historical Reports
7 August 2012, 18 Av 5722.
Contents:
1. The Nazis were Perverts by Yair Davidiy.
2. Anglo-Saxon Biblically-Inspired Poetry
3. AÂ Pict Kingdom in Galloway, Scotland.
4. Palmyra in the Syrian Desert.
Norwegian Researchers solve Roman Empire historical mystery. Solutions Applicable in our own time.
5. Interesting (Untitled) Notes on the Jew-Hatred of Richard Wagner by
Dan Leeson.
6. Amnon Goldberg: Shakespeare & Torah.
7. Amnon Goldberg: The Jewish Heroes of Bomber Command.
1. The Nazis were Perverts by Yair Davidiy.
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Lively and Abrams ("The Pink Swastika" by Scott Lively and Kevin Abrams
bring up and discuss a point that is well known from elsewhere.
The Nazis had a lot of homos and perverts amongst them.
The homos they did persecute were mainly of a certain type. Many of the victims from Germany were Catholic Priests
and the policy may have had other aims in mind rather than being against homoeroticism per se.
It has also been pointed out that the only homos vicitimized were Germans or Jews from Germany. Homosexuals in occupied countries were not discriminated against.
Homosexuality in Germany was considered a potential cause of social dislocation and therefore to be eliminated for the sake of the health of society.
Since German society was the only one whose health they were interested in so German homosexuals were the only ones to be dealt with.
The Nazis also sought means to treat homosexuals of their affliction and so to cure them and return them to society.
One aspect of studying the Holocaust should involve understanding who the Nazis were.
Hitler helped give rise to Nazism but in a sense he was an empty tool who adapted himself to the needs of the movement.
Hitler came to power through the SA. The SA was a homosexual organization. Later it was eliminated but not because of its sexual proclivities.
Hitler himself seems to have been the recipient of homosexual assaults in his youth and perhaps also in childhood.
This would explain some of the visions etc he was reported as seeing.
A CIA report during World War 2 said he had recurring dreams of sexual assault from behind.
He protected Homos and liked them. He preferred them as bodyguards etc.
His appeal to the masses had something of the homosexual factor about it.
This is history and a legitimate subject for historical discussion.
Homosexual is indeed hateful. We do not like homos not only because of what they are but also because they try to induce others to be like them.
They use suggestion, persuasion, and force and do not balk at little children and the vulnerable.
2. Anglo-Saxon Biblically-Inspired Poetry
From: Mark Williams
 I think you might find the article interesting. Helpful? Maybe, maybe not. But it is interesting.
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 Mark
Israelites in the Anglo-Saxon Sea
By David Curzon  Friday, June 17, 2011
Extracts:
Since it was first composed, there have been dozens if not hundreds of renderings of the Hebrew Bible. The process of translation and creative elaboration began during the first millennium B.C.E., and has continued through two thousand years of translation in virtually all of the world's languages.
The most famous English translation of the Hebrew Bible is the King James Version of 1611; the first translation by the Jewish Publication Society of America was published in 1917 and used the King James language extensively. Subsequent revisions of both have updated the English (dropping "thee's" and "thou's") and incorporated results of modern scholarship.
Translation necessarily involves interpretation, and the scholar James Kugel notes that ancient interpreters "frequently explained biblical texts by retelling them." Many are familiar with rabbinic retellings. But another extraordinary set of retellings exists, one that is virtually unknown. These narrative poems were composed well before the 10th century C.E. by the ancient Anglo-Saxons in Old English. The most famous Anglo-Saxon poem is Beowulf, the story of a hero, but the canon also contains riddles and maxims, prayers and allegories, poems concerning exile, historical battles, and�challenging our assumptions about this pagan culture�biblical stories.
A new volume, Old Testament Narratives, has just made available the full texts of Old English poems on biblical material with a facing modern prose translation by the editor, Daniel Anlezark. Remarkably, these poems were composed hundreds of years before the first translation of the Bible into English.....
But beyond their scholarly interest or possible links to Jewish exegetical tradition, the pure poetry of this literature rings out. ....
Whatever the route of transmission of this material, the Anglo-Saxon poems on the Hebrew Bible are not only an extraordinary literary achievement, they are wonderful midrashim worthy of that rabbinic word and deserving of a wide audience.
3. AÂ Pict Kingdom in Galloway, Scotland.
 'Lost Kingdom' found in Scotland - remains in burnt-out Dark Ages fort hint at ancient ALLIANCE between Picts and Britons
 By Rob Waugh
Extracts:
Pottery from Africa found in a burnt-out fortress in Galloway hints at a 'lost' Dark Ages kingdom that may even have been born of an alliance between Britons and Picts.
Remarkably, a Pictish carved stone at the fort's entrance shows two entwined symbols which could have been evidence of an alliance between Britons and Picts, possibly through a royal marriage.
A shard of sixth century pottery from Africa also found at the site shows it could only have been home to someone of  the very highest status, like a King.
Archaeologists are searching the site to solve the 200-year mystery of the Pictish carving.
The stone has baffled historians because Galloway was inhabited by the tribe known as Britons.
The Britons were a Celtic people who occupied much of Britain - but were fragmented after the Anglo-Saxon settlement in the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Further north were the Scots, with Pictland further still, north of the Firth of Forth.
The Pictish stone is one of only three known out of their traditional territory - the others being in known Dark Age capitals.
He said: It looks increasingly likely that this fortress was built in the Dark Ages, and occupied during the fifth to the seventh centuries AD.
The Pictish stone dates from that time, but the big question has always been what it was doing in Galloway.
The Roman name for the people - Picti - means 'painted people'. It's not known what they called themselves.
The habit of fighting naked, especially in the cold Scottish climate, didn't harm the tribe's reputation for ferocity.
Picts held the territory north of the Firth of Forth in Scotland - and were one of the reasons even heavily armoured Roman legions could not conquer the area.
It's long been debated how the Picts and their Southern neighbours the Britons interacted with one another. The discoveries in Galloway hint that the two might have allied, at least briefly - before the fort was burnt to the ground.
At Trusty's Hill we see a Z-rod and double disc which is a classic Pictish symbol. The other symbol on the stone is a fish monster with a sword, which is unique to this site.
It could be that we are seeing an alliance between the Picts and local Britons - two crests coming together, almost like a coat of arms.
Mr Toolis said the vital find was the African pottery, however.
He said: This pottery shard, which looks like part of the rim of a bowl, is African Red Slip Ware, which came from Carthage and dates to the sixth century AD.
4. Palmyra in the Syrian Desert.
Norwegian Researchers solve Roman Empire historical mystery. Solutions Applicable in our own time.
Extracts:
In ancient Roman times A.D., Palmyra was the most important point along the trade route linking the east and west, reaching a population of 100 000 inhabitants. But its history has always been shrouded in mystery: What was a city that size doing in the middle of the desert? How could so many people live in such an inhospitable place nearly 2 000 years ago? Where did their food come from? And why would such an important trade route pass directly through the desert?
Norwegian researchers collaborated with Syrian colleagues for four years to find answers.
The Bergen-based archaeologists approached the problem from a novel angle, instead of examining the city itself, they studied an enormous expanse of land just to the north. Along with their Syrian colleagues from the Palmyra Museum and aided by satellite photos, they catalogued a large number of ancient remains visible on the Earth's surface.
In this way, explains Professor Meyer, we were able to form a more complete picture of what occurred within the larger area.
The team detected a number of forgotten villages from ancient Roman times. But what finally solved the riddle of Palmyra was the discovery of the water reservoirs these villages had utilized.
Professor Meyer and his colleagues came to realise that what they were studying was not a desert, but rather an arid steppe, with underground grass roots that keep rain from sinking into the soil. Rainwater collects in intermittent creeks and rivers called wadi by the Arabs.
The archaeologists gathered evidence that residents of ancient Palmyra and the nearby villages collected the rainwater using dams and cisterns. This gave the surrounding villages water for crops and enabled them to provide the city with food; the collection system ensured a stable supply of agricultural products and averted catastrophe during droughts.
Local farmers also cooperated with Bedouin tribes, who drove their flocks of sheep and goats into the area to graze during the hot season, fertilising the farmers fields in the process.
Palmyra's location also had a political foundation. Important east-west trade routes, including along the Euphrates River to the north, were not under the control of the Romans to the west or the Persians to the east. Local lords and chieftains demanded high fees for passage.
This practice of extortion translated into a tremendous opportunity for the Palmyrians; they joined forces with the Bedouins to provide security, beasts of burden and guides through the desert.
The solution to the mystery of Palmyra can also teach us something today. As the world seeks arable land to feed its billions, we can learn from the Palmyrians experience. If they were able to cultivate the desert soil almost 2 000 years ago, surely we can do the same with all the available modern aids and methods.
Occasionally an enormous amount of rain falls in the desert, says Professor Meyer. Anyone can see how green the desert becomes after the rain. The Palmyrians must have realised the potential of this type of land, which covers large areas of our planet.
Provided by The Research Council of Norway
5. Interesting (Untitled) Notes on the Jew-Hatred of Richard WagnerÂ
by Dan Leeson.
 These notes are also reproduced in:
 YDS: The Clare Spark Blog
August 2, 2012. The Case of Wagner.
Extracts:
The point that Wagner lovers (and I used to be
one) fail to see is that in Wagner's case the
operas themselves (though not all of them, but
certainly the Ring, Meistersinger, and Flying
Dutchman, at a minimum) are nothing less than
anti-Semitic theater; i.e., when one sees those
operas, one is watching a medieval antisemitic play
with music.
Wagner assigns various characteristics to the good
Volk, and then displays the opposite attributes as
being present in the evil outsiders. One such
characteristic is that the Volk walk in a poised
and confident manner while the outsider staggers
and stumbles. This stage device is derived from
the medieval superstition that Jews had goat's
feet....
6. Amnon Goldberg: Shakespeare & Torah
Jerusalem Post Magazine 27 July
Dear Sir
Eisenbud's Odyssey quoted from Shakespeare and presented his portrait. Indeed Shakespeare (1564-1616) is second only to the Tenach in popularity: "He was not of an age, but for all time" (Ben Jonson).
No other writer, in English or any other language, has rivaled the appeal, artistic endeavor and deep cultural influence of his plays such as Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard II, Richard III, A Comedy of Errors, All's Well that Ends Well, The Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labor's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello, Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Macbeth, The Tempest etc. etc., and the infamous Merchant of Venice!
The depth of Shakespeare's characters, the insight into his personalities, the poetic sensitivity, artistic genius, historical accuracy, and prolific output was so extraordinary, that some claim today that they could not possibly all be the work of one man writing alone with a feather quill on the banks of the River Avon!
Common cliches like "one fell swoop", "not a mouse stirring", "to the manner born", "more honored in the breach than in the observance", "eaten out of house and home", "neither rhyme nor reason" etc. are all straight from Shakespeare, and his cadences and vocabulary permeate the English we speak.
Debate still rages whether the character Shylock promoted anti-semitism with his demand for a "pound of flesh", or actually subverted it with his famous "Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?" speech. The character of Shylock may have been based on the trial and execution in 1594 of Queen Elizabeth's Marrano physician Rodrigo Lopez.
Although England was ostensibly Judenrein until Cromwell, there was a community of Marranos living there, and Shakespeare may have been influenced by Kabbalistic thought - see "Kabbalistic Influences in
Shakespeare", Journal of the Office of the British Chief Rabbi 39
7. Amnon Goldberg: The Jewish Heroes of Bomber Command
My letter in today's London Jewish News
re: "The Jewish Heroes of Bomber Command" (Jewish News, June 28)
Dear sir
RAF Bomber Command were the only ones to extract some amount of worthwhile nekomoh (vengeance) during the Battle of Germany, with their appropriately named Operation Gemorrah 1000 bomber firestorm raids which reduced "the House of Esau to flaming stubble" (Ovadiya 1).
55,000 aircrew perished whilst carrying out this this 'mitzvah': "All your operations were planned with great care and skill. Though executed in the face of desperate opposition and appalling hazards, they made a decisive contribution to Germany's final defeat. The conduct of the operations demonstrated the fiery gallant spirit which animated your aircrews, and the high sense of duty of all ranks under your command. I believe that the massive achievements of Bomber Command will long be remembered as an example of duty nobly done" (Winston Churchill).
"The Germans have sown the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind" was the motto of Air Marshall Arthur "Bomber" Harris, paraphrasing the prophet Hoshea 8. Yet even after 70 years loony-leftists and misguided liberals still want Harris and his men to be denied the honours they deserve and even to be labelled as war criminals: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil!" (Yeshaya 5).
On the vexed question as to whether the Allies could have bombed the concentration camps, Harris told the Ma'ariv newspaper in 1961: "I can't recall that I ever heard of such a plea to bomb Auschwitz. To the best of my recollection I never knew of the existence of the German extermination camps until we liberated Bergen Belsen in 1945"