Howard Rotberg, a retired lawyer and affordable housing developer, has established himself as a distinctive literary voice through his four thought-provoking books that systematically challenge prevailing ideologies threatening Western society. As founder of Mantua Books, Canada's exclusive publishing house dedicated to conservative values and pro-Israel perspectives, Rotberg has created an essential platform for voices aligned with his convictions. His literary mission draws profound significance from his personal history as part of the 'Second Generation' - children of Holocaust survivors - which informs his urgent call to action against contemporary antisemitism.
Rotberg's father survived the Nazi Holocaust as a slave laborer after losing his parents and eight-year-old sister to gas chambers, providing the author with a deeply personal understanding of genocide's consequences. Rather than focusing on trauma, Rotberg emphasizes how Holocaust legacy should motivate Second Generation individuals to lead prevention efforts against modern antisemitism sweeping through Islamic nations, Europe, and Western universities. He argues that merely repeating 'Never Again' while opposing Jewish rights to peaceful existence in their indigenous homeland of Israel constitutes submission to destructive forces.
Through his prior works including 'Tolerism: The Ideology Revealed,' 'The Second Catastrophe,' and 'The Ideological Path to Submission,' Rotberg has consistently critiqued Western culture wars encompassing political correctness, wokism, postmodernism, and equity initiatives. These publications contend that excessive tolerance of evil represents moral failure and identify a dangerous Leftist-Islamist coalition supported by media and academic institutions that enables submission to both cultural Marxism and radical Islamism. His newest collection of essays demonstrates how corrupted cultural foundations endanger Western civilization's very survival, continuing his examination of ideological threats through diverse contemporary perspectives.
Rotberg's literary contributions through Mantua Books stand as testament to his commitment to intellectual discourse, conservative principles, and confronting ideologies that threaten just society's fabric. His unique position as Second Generation Holocaust survivor combined with his platform as Canada's sole conservative values publisher creates a powerful voice in contemporary ideological debates, emphasizing the urgent need to recognize and combat modern manifestations of antisemitism and cultural submission that echo historical tragedies.
