Jewish Word | Is ‘Good for the Jews’…Good for the Jews?
The line remains in use, but its emotional underpinning has altered.
Jewish World War II Soldier Finally Rests In Peace
“For a Jewish kid from Pittsburgh to be buried with German soldiers under three Latin crosses, it just tore at my heart!”
From the Newsletter | Is the GOP’s Grilling of College Presidents Tantamount to McCarthyism?
I was nurtured by stories about how the FBI came to our apartment door, and how my parents sheltered a woman on the run.
Campus Protests in the Voices of the Students Who Experienced Them
Students at Columbia, UCLA, and Tufts offer first-hand accounts of pro-Palestinian protests, campus encampments and antisemitism.
Is McCarthyism Alive and Well on Capitol Hill?
For those who are used to hearing McCarthyism thrown around as a generalized term of abuse, it may be worth looking back at the details of that time.
SNEAK PEEK: 2024 Jewish Political Voices Project
Uncertainties and perils may turn 2024 into an existential election for American Jews.
From the Newsletter | When Psychiatry Made Being Gay OK
Fifty years ago, the Washington Post declared: “Doctors Rule Homosexuals Not Abnormal.”
Today, December 15, marks the anniversary of the American Psychiatric Association’s board of trustees...
Keepers of the Diagnostic Keys
Fifty years ago my father led the psychiatric establishment in declaring that homosexuality was not a mental disorder, changing the tide of how being gay was seen in America.
Montana Rep (And Rabbi) Confronts Christian Lawmakers after Invocation Cancellation
Rep. Ed Stafman believes that Republicans in the Montana legislature singled him out not because he’s a Jew, but because he’s the wrong kind of Jew.
At JC3, Judaism Blossoms Among the Expats of San Miguel
Much like the Mexican town in which it’s located, JC3 is freewheeling, nonconformist and unabashedly unaffiliated.
Is Holocaust Education Feeding Antisemitism?
Some say efforts to educate children of all backgrounds about the most evil result of antisemitism may actually be fueling.
Alarming Rise of Antisemitic Behavior in Schools
Celebrities? Social media? Video games? Antisemitic bullying and graffiti in school is nothing new, but why are these incidents on the rise?