Author Howard Rotberg Uses Holocaust Legacy to Challenge Modern Ideological Threats

Howard Rotberg, a retired lawyer and affordable housing developer, has established himself as a distinctive literary voice through his four thought-provoking books that challenge prevailing ideologies. As the founder of Mantua Books, Canada's only publishing house dedicated to conservative values and pro-Israel perspectives, Rotberg has created a platform that amplifies voices aligned with his convictions. His latest collection of essays provides diverse perspectives on contemporary Western challenges while drawing from his personal 'Second Generation' history as the child of a Holocaust survivor.

Rotberg's father survived the Nazi Holocaust after losing his parents and 8-year-old sister to gas chambers, enduring slavery as a laborer. Rather than focusing on trauma, Rotberg emphasizes how the Holocaust should motivate children of survivors to prevent future genocides. He argues that the mission of the Second Generation involves recognizing the antisemitism currently spreading through the Islamic world, Europe, and Western universities. According to Rotberg, merely saying 'Never Again' while failing to support Jewish rights to live peacefully in their indigenous homeland of Israel constitutes submission to destructive forces.

In his previous works including 'Tolerism: The Ideology Revealed,' 'The Second Catastrophe,' and 'The Ideological Path to Submission,' Rotberg directly critiques Western culture wars, political correctness, wokism, postmodernism, and equity and diversity movements. These books contend that excessive tolerance of evil represents an immoral position and that a coalition between Leftist and Islamist groups, supported by media and academic institutions, has led to submission to both cultural Marxism and radical Islamism. His new book demonstrates how cultural corruption endangers the fundamental foundations of Western civilization.

Rotberg's literary contributions reflect his commitment to intellectual discourse, conservative principles, and confronting ideologies that threaten just societies. Through Mantua Books and his writings, he maintains that recognizing and resisting contemporary antisemitism and ideological threats remains essential for preserving Western values and preventing historical atrocities from repeating.