Howard Rotberg's Literary Mission Confronts Ideological Threats to Western Civilization

Howard Rotberg, a retired lawyer and affordable housing developer, has established himself as a significant 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 diverse perspectives on contemporary Western challenges while drawing from his personal Second Generation history.

Rotberg's position as part of the Second Generation—children of Holocaust survivors—profoundly influences his work and mission. His 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 Second Generation individuals to lead efforts in preventing another genocide. He argues that the mission requires recognizing the vile antisemitism now spreading through the Islamic world, Europe, and Western universities. Merely repeating '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 confronted Western culture wars, political correctness, wokism, postmodernism, and equity and diversity initiatives. These books present arguments that excessive tolerance of evil cannot be considered a moral position and that a coalition between Leftist and Islamist movements, supported by media and academic institutions, has led to submission to both cultural Marxism and radical Islamism. His new collection demonstrates how corrupted cultural elements endanger the foundational principles of Western civilization.

Through Mantua Books and his writing, Rotberg maintains that confronting ideologies threatening just societies remains imperative. His literary contributions stand as testament to his commitment to intellectual discourse, conservative values, and the ongoing battle against ideological threats he identifies as undermining Western civilization from within and without.