brush up on The Thirteenth Tribe....reading is good
Posted by reading gm on 10/24/2025, 10:02 pm
It's amazing how YouTube, TikTok, and independent media, have brought Arthur Koestler's book The Thirteenth Tribe back into the discussion.
Here are two books, published in Israel, most folks don't know about that support or expound on Koestler's hypothesis: "THE INVENTION OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE" by Shlomo Sand. [a top seller in Israel at the time but controversial as expected]
Then there's "KHAZARIA: HISTORY OF A JEWISH KINGDOM IN EUROPE", by Abraham Polak, an Israeli scholar & historian. When first published in 1943, it got rave reviews & won literary prizes, with the author being hailed all over the place. Then, some Zionists started changing their minds about the book and it kinda disappeared.
Strange thing is, even before Arthur Koestler's book, the idea that European Jews were converts was widely accepted both by Jewish scholars and others. It was only with the rise of Zionism and the creation of the state of Israel that the idea became controversial. Some have stated that the Khazar theory is why many of the original Zionists changed their last names to a more Hebrew sounding one, for example, Benjamin Netanyahu was Benjamin Mileikowski, etc etc.
Abraham Polak's book is fire! lol
Re: brush up on The Thirteenth Tribe....reading is good
It's amazing how YouTube, TikTok, and independent media, have brought Arthur Koestler's book The Thirteenth Tribe back into the discussion.
Here are two books, published in Israel, most folks don't know about that support or expound on Koestler's hypothesis: "THE INVENTION OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE" by Shlomo Sand. [a top seller in Israel at the time but controversial as expected]
Then there's "KHAZARIA: HISTORY OF A JEWISH KINGDOM IN EUROPE", by Abraham Polak, an Israeli scholar & historian. When first published in 1943, it got rave reviews & won literary prizes, with the author being hailed all over the place. Then, some Zionists started changing their minds about the book and it kinda disappeared.
Strange thing is, even before Arthur Koestler's book, the idea that European Jews were converts was widely accepted both by Jewish scholars and others. It was only with the rise of Zionism and the creation of the state of Israel that the idea became controversial. Some have stated that the Khazar theory is why many of the original Zionists changed their last names to a more Hebrew sounding one, for example, Benjamin Netanyahu was Benjamin Mileikowski, etc etc.
Abraham Polak's book is fire! lol
Re: brush up on The Thirteenth Tribe....reading is good
I'm not a big fan of Candace Owens since the time she was given a platform by the same Jewish organizations that are now condemning her! Candace was a huge pro-Israel activists & propagandist - a legit Zionist. But her real claim to fame was bashing black people in the presence of white racists & Jewish Zionists. Since turned her back on Israel & Zionism in general, they're now portraying her as a conspiracy theorists blah blah blah.
BTW, I was one of those who kinda outed her over her Caribbean heritage. Earlier on she denied it and emphasized her AfricanAmerican side. The thing is, Candace comes from a strong line of people on the island of St.Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The Blyden side of her family on the island produced some very political & smart folks, so it was strange to see her deny that part of her identity. I know the Blyden family very well. She now embraces her Caribbean side.
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