The night Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, I was finishing Jill Lepore’s fascinating bestseller, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, and came upon the strip in which Diana Prince...
And it’s not enough that Bernie is Jewish. by Letty Cottin Pogrebin [dropcap]P[/dropcap]eople keep asking Jewish feminists like me which would excite us more, the first woman or the first Jew in the Oval Office. The answer is, it depends on which woman and which Jew. The mere...
Islamophobia, The Flip Side of Anti-Semitism: We Jews need to be careful about diminishing and defaming Muslims....
Even today, many Jewish women leaders are afraid to speak out with self-assurance. by Letty Cottin Pogrebin Sometimes, words speak louder than actions. Women have proliferated lately in the top ranks of Jewish leadership. They’re leaders in synagogues, Jewish communal organizations and media outlets. Four out of the...
Letty Cottin Pogrebin As usual, the thought police are trying to silence diversity of opinion about Israel. I’m not usually prone to hysteria or hyperbole, but lately there’s a strong whiff of Jewish McCarthyism in the air—by which I mean attempts by powerful members of our community...
By Letty Cottin Pogrebin There are many reasons not to give to the homeless, but we should do it anyway. When I was young, it was axiomatic among radical leftists that one should resist the humanitarian impulse to give to beggars because handouts “postpone the Revolution.” Only...
American Jews need to stop turning a blind eye to the resettlement of Israel’s Bedouins....
The Knesset's "Year of the Woman" - A record number of female MKs includes new faces, seasoned activists and rising stars....
The American Jewish thought police are quick to label sympathy a betrayal of Israel....
Republicans have made Israel their wedge issue. Democrats should make women's rights theirs....