Abraham Joshua Heschel, Eight Candles of Consciousness: Essays on Jewish Nonviolence (Yonassan Gershom, 2009), p. 62.
Racism is man’s gravest threat to man—-the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think Heschel says racism is man’s gravest threat?

2. How do you define racism in the context of this quote?

3. Do you agree with Heschel?

Time Period: Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)