Mark Treinkman

Antisemitism flourishes in our town and in the pages of the newspaper


The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel.


ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms that my most recent letter makes "dangerous" and "wild accusations," I ask, does Mr. Picard also take issue with Richard Evers' claim that "the majority of American Jews...are worse than the Germans of the 1930s"?...

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Concerns over software amount to thinly veiled bigotry

ATHENS-Fhar Miess's recent letter on behalf of Southern Vermont for Palestine advocates for the boycott of software used to make the lives of mental-health-care patients better and the workload of the clinicians they rely on less. While Mr. Miess's obsession with Jews is mildly flattering, his thinly veiled bigotry...

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We all desire peace and an end to this war

Accusing Zionists of genocide and repeating antisemitic slogans only hardens our hearts and cements our view that once again Jews are the world’s scapegoat

Mark Treinkman has felt compelled to advocate for support of Israel in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks and kidnappings by Hamas-led militant groups. ATHENS-To consider the proposals in Ramsey Demeter's letter, a responsible, honest, and objective reader must be willing to put in the work to contemplate...

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