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It’s a tense time in the Jewish family group chats. The consensus that held American Jewry together for generations is ...
We need our houses of worship to be a refuge from strife and political discord, and not a source of such conflict.
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Antisemitism was never the reason for the Trump administration’s attacks on universities. What can we learn from this great ...
A quick look at topical news items should provide a stark reminder of how much work Republicans still need to do if they want to claim a larger share of the Jewish vote.
As historian Karen Brodkin tells it, socialism was “hegemonic” in American Jewish life before the Cold War. Not in the sense ...
Jewish philanthropy in America has been driven by the religious imperative known as “tikkun olam”—that is, to repair the ...
Ahead of an upcoming Israel Festival event, actor discusses his interviews with bereaved parents, hostages' families and ...
11. Lazarus’ hometown, New York City, has a public high school named after her. Fittingly, the Emma Lazarus High School on ...
A man reads one of the plaques newly placed near a Polish monument to the wartime Jedwabne massacre of Jews by their Polish ...
Jews from the Middle East and North Africa are commonly referred to as “Mizrahim”, a term derived from the Hebrew word ...
U.S. President Donald Trump had appointed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee—a figure known for his Christian Zionist identity—as ambassador to Israel. Huckabee, who began his career as an ...
Black American women launch August 1 boycott of African braid shops and stores, citing mistreatment. Critics warn of division ...