"[1] Finkelstein earned his Master's degree from Boston University and taught Jewish history at Hebrew College.
[2] Finkelstein's book Remember Not to Forget: A Memory of the Holocaust expressed his admiration for the creation of the Jewish state as a haven from persecution.
To that end, Finkelstein cited the polio epidemic, strip-mining, pollution, segregation, cold war school drills, ubiquitous smoking and bad food.
The New York Times chided Finkelstein’s failure to appreciate the “fabled” Route 66 and disputed his assertion that nostalgia had labeled the 1950’s a healthier era.
[7] The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle noted that some readers “will undoubtedly be shocked and disturbed” by the book’s content, and elaborated on Finkelstein’s strategies for combating antisemitism: defining and identifying hate, improving education, showing Jewish pride, and holding teaching institutions accountable.