Howard Rotberg's Literary Mission Confronts Contemporary Ideological Threats

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 only publishing house dedicated to conservative values and pro-Israel perspectives, Rotberg has created a platform that amplifies voices aligned with his convictions while authoring four thought-provoking books that explore ideologies and their impact on the modern world.

Rotberg brings a deeply personal perspective to his work as part of the 'Second Generation' - children of Holocaust survivors. 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 this heritage should motivate children of survivors to lead efforts in preventing another Holocaust. He argues that the mission of the Second Generation requires recognizing the antisemitism currently sweeping through the Islamic world, Europe, and Western universities, asserting that mouthing '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, critiquing political correctness, wokism, postmodernism, and equity and diversity initiatives. These books present the argument that excessive tolerance of evil does not represent 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 of essays continues this examination, showing how corrupted culture endangers the fundamental foundations of Western civilization while drawing from his Second Generation experience to provide personal depth to the analysis.

Through Mantua Books and his literary contributions, Rotberg maintains his commitment to intellectual discourse, conservative values, and confronting ideologies that threaten just society. His work stands as testament to the importance of challenging prevailing narratives and maintaining vigilance against forces that could undermine Western civilization's core principles and security.