Howard Rotberg, a retired lawyer and affordable housing developer, has established himself as a distinctive voice in contemporary literature through his commitment to exposing and challenging prevailing ideologies. As the founder of Mantua Books, Canada's sole publishing house dedicated to conservative values and pro-Israel perspectives, Rotberg has created a platform that amplifies voices aligned with his convictions. His literary output includes four thought-provoking books that offer unique explorations of ideologies and their impact on the modern world, with his latest collection of essays providing personal analysis drawn from his 'Second Generation' history.
Rotberg identifies as part of the 'Second Generation,' referring to children of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. His father was a Holocaust survivor who lost his parents and 8-year-old sister to Nazi gas chambers and barely survived as a slave laborer. Rather than focusing on trauma, Rotberg emphasizes how the Holocaust should motivate the children of survivors to take leadership in preventing another genocide. He argues that the mission of the Second Generation involves recognizing what he describes as vile antisemitism now sweeping through the world of Islam, Europe, and Western universities. Rotberg contends that mouthing the words 'Never Again' without supporting the right of Jews to live peacefully in their indigenous homeland of Israel represents submission to dangerous forces.
In his prior works including 'Tolerism: The Ideology Revealed,' 'The Second Catastrophe,' and 'The Ideological Path to Submission,' Rotberg has consistently critiqued what he identifies as problematic aspects of Western culture wars. These books argue against political correctness, wokism, postmodernism, and certain interpretations of equity and diversity initiatives. Rotberg maintains that excessive tolerance of evil does not constitute a moral position and that a Leftist-Islamist coalition, supported by media and universities, has led to submission to both cultural Marxism and radical Islamism. His analysis suggests that this ideological convergence threatens foundational Western values.
Rotberg's new collection of essays expands on these themes by examining how what he perceives as corrupted culture endangers the very foundation of Western civilization. Through Mantua Books at https://www.mantuabooks.com, Rotberg publishes works that align with his conservative and pro-Israel perspectives, creating what he views as a necessary counterbalance in publishing. His literary contributions represent a sustained effort to engage in intellectual discourse while promoting conservative values and confronting ideologies he believes threaten just society. The personal dimension of his 'Second Generation' experience provides what he considers crucial historical perspective on contemporary ideological battles, particularly regarding antisemitism and threats to Jewish security.
