Since some persons on this forum was negative aboutthe former nazi-concentration camp survivor -Israel Shamirs article on the jewish hatred toward christianity, this could balance the issues involved. The truth is, of course, that jews and greeks (St Pauls word) are equal in the Christ and that God dont distinguish among humans. But the religious and zionistic hatred towards Christianity should be discussed on a forum and this does not have anything about semites or hebrews to do at all. Therefore I want to add to the former sad discussion that ended up in polemic and negative misunderstanding a happy event that took place in Greece.
Perhaps no one remembers the great event in Arta 1952 when the jewish rabbi of the synagoge converted with his family to the Orthodox Church. Later he wrote a pamphlet with the title " My conversion to Christ". His name after baptism was Paul Photiou and his short essay is an remarkable confession of orthodox faith. This rabbi points out exactly what happens if you in prayer open your heart to God and let Him and not prejudice guide you when you read the professies of the Old Testament. Paul writes:
"...upon one day during the year 1952 I resolved to become as a child in mind, not accepting the false teaching of our fathers, and received Jesus as the Messiah and Redeemer of mankind as a whole and of myself, as I finally discerned Him in Holy Scripture, that is, as descending from the family of David and the root of Jesse. And this did I perceive immidately after I decided to repudiate the blasohemous teachings of our fathers, by means of which they blasphemed the mother of God as a common woman - God forbid! - as also our Saviour Christ as an illegitimate one and one that perverts the Mosaic Law and the people of Israel of His times. After, I say, that I repuditated this Rabbinical law, which was constructed by the scribes and pharisees, as otherAnnases and Caiaphases, and all their calumnies against Him as being false and contrary to Holy Scripture, then did I see the light and discerned Jesus in the Old testament."
Paul Photiou, My Conversion to Christ p. 5-6. The Orhtodox Christian Educational Society 1956, Henderson Street Chicago, Illinois USA
One remebers the words of St Paul that the Veil of their eyes hinders them from the truth, and only in Christ can they see and correctly understand their own revelation in the Old Testament.
So is this ex rabbi preching hate because of his criticism?
Of course not. He speaks the truth. ANd so did Israel Shahak, the former prisoner in Bergen Belsen who spoke about the racisim in the jewish religion.