Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Some relationships in the Hebrew Bible have been described as homosexual, though not all without some dispute, and makes references to certain male homosexual acts. The harshest condemnation of male homosexuality - specifically, of anal-penetrative sexual behavior - is found in Leviticus, where it is described as an "abomination". Genesis chapters 18 and 19 are concerned with the immorality of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the judgement that must be imposed. The New International Version (NIV) of reads: In Genesis 19:5 the Hebrew word "yada" is translated "relations" in the New American Standard
Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland is a 2001 book by Princeton University historian Jan T. Gross exploring the July 1941 Jedwabne massacre committed against Polish Jews by their non-Jewish neighbors in the village of Jedwabne in Nazi-occupied Poland. The book described how the massacre was perpetrated by non-Jewish civilians (which was noted in 1966 by historian Szymon Datner), and not by the German invaders. The ensuing debate in the media prompted a forensic murder investigation by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), which partly