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Mendy Samstein (1938-2007), Unsung Hero of Freedom Summer

January 27, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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Editor's Note: This story is part of our yearlong anniversary coverage of Jews' involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement. By Dina Weinstein In the winter of...

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6 Questions for Comedian-Slash-Scientist Adam Ruben

December 5, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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Longtime science lover Adam Ruben spends his days in a lab coat, peering down a microscope in search for a malaria vaccine. But by night,...

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“An Uneasy Union” Update: Couple to Marry Thanks to Rabbinate’s Change of Heart

December 5, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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Photo and story by Eetta Prince-Gibson. Our November/December cover story “An Uneasy Union” explained why, in Israel’s thriving democracy, marriage and divorce remain under the authority...

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90th Birthday Tribute to the Legendary Theodore Bikel

December 5, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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Thanks to all who joined us for a spectacular night of festivities and feting in honor of musical and acting legend Theodore Bikel. In case...

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The Precursor to “Gentleman’s Agreement”

December 5, 2014
By Sala Levin
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by Rachel Gordan By 1948 it would seem like only one writer had successfully pulled off a popular novel about anti-Semitism. Laura Z. Hobson’s novel, Gentleman’s Agreement,...

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Rabbi Joachim Prinz: The Jewish Leader Who Bridged Two Journeys, From Slavery to Freedom

September 29, 2017
By Rachel Nierenberg Pasternak, Rachel Eskin Fisher and Clement Price
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Rabbi Joachim Prinz’s moment at the podium represented the fulfillment of both the prophetic Jewish role in history and of his life’s journey.

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The Third Man and Me: A Halloween Tradition

October 12, 2021
By Sala Levin
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by Hillel F. Damron My love affair with The Third Man began many years ago. It was a sunny, hot summer day in Tel Aviv, and...

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Bringing the Pew to the Bench: Moment/Newseum Discussion on How Religion Influences Supreme Court Justices

October 30, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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On October 27, Moment and the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute partnered to bring a provocative discussion on religion and the Supreme Court.

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A Milestone at the Western Wall

October 30, 2014
By Moment
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by Marilyn Cooper Mar Cheshvan’s Rosh Hodesh, the monthly holiday celebrating the new moon, is traditionally associated with bitterness because Cheshvan contains no holidays. But now...

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What We’re Reading: George Johnson

October 30, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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Here, we share what Moment editors are reading and watching, from news to novels. Up this week is senior editor George Johnson, who recently explored the Jewish origins...

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A Moment with Gary Shteyngart

October 30, 2014
By Sala Levin
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After three novels chronicling the experiences of Russian-Jewish immigrants in America, Gary Shteyngart has turned his attention to a nonfiction version of the story--his own. His...

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HRC’s Sharon Groves on Gay Rights in Religious Communities

October 30, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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It's been an eventful month for the gay rights movement. Last Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review rulings overturning bans on same-sex marriage in five...

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