Whoopi Goldberg, Jews, and White Privilege

The hate and bile coming at Whoopi Goldberg is a terrible sight to see. The statement Goldberg made that got all this started was rooted in a shallow understanding of race, Jews’ relationship to it, and the Holocaust. The response has been more of the same, albeit with different specifics.

Goldberg spoke out of ignorance and stepped into a controversy she was not prepared for. She was…