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An Argentine Journalist on Fallout from Prosecutor’s Mysterious Death

February 13, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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The plot unfolded like a murder mystery. First, on January 18, Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead from a gunshot wound. The timing was uncanny:...

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The Enduring Relevance of Tu B’Shevat

January 19, 2024
By Sala Levin
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Today marks the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat. Tu B’Shevat celebrates the new year for trees and is often marked with a Tu B’Shevat seder, where attendees...

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Shmuel Rosner on Upcoming Israel Elections

July 31, 2017
By Rachel Gross
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Israel’s election season heated up this week as political parties rushed to submit their final list of candidates. Much is at stake: This time, unlike...

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A Third-Generation Remembrance of Holocaust’s Horrors

February 13, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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Today, on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the horrors of the Holocaust loom large in the world’s collective memory. But for those...

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The Last Laugh: “Graphic Details: Jewish Women’s Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews” Reviewed

July 31, 2017
By Rachel Gross
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by Andrea Greenbaum In 1996, I spent a year in smoky comedy clubs in Tampa, Florida to document the rhetorical style of standup comedians. I paid...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

January 27, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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This weekend we honor civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr, who helped pave the way for a new era of racial integration in America....

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Rising Anti-Semitism and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre

March 30, 2016
By Rachel Gross
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For the French-Jewish community, last week's attacks were a confirmation of their worst fears. After a year of rising anti-Jewish violence—attacks on Jewish families, synagogue firebombings, anti-Semitic marches—Jews...

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Why We Write Jewish Historical Fiction

January 23, 2015
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by Nomi Eve and Stephanie Feldman What makes Jewish historical fiction special—as an art form, and as a conversation among Jewish writers and readers? Novelists Nomi...

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Filled, Broken and Complete: Sacred Vessels at Mayyim Hayyim

January 23, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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This month, the Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Paula Brody & Family Education Center in Newton, MA is showcasing an exhibit of intricate...