Opinion | Ilhan Omar’s Blast from the Past
Ilhan Omar’s tweets caused a controversy. But anti-Semitism in Congress is nothing new.
Opinion | How Trump Mainstreams Anti-Semitism
President Donald Trump has brought the mental habits of anti-Semitism from the political fringe into the White House. And yet this is the same Trump...
Sheldon Adelson: Playing To Win
Sheldon Adelson’s newspaper, Israel Hayom, changed the course of Israeli politics and moved the country further right.
Will the hard-charging casino magnate have the same luck in Las Vegas?
Of Patriarchs and Matriarchs
by Nadine Epstein
I watched both the Republican and Democratic conventions carefully, and now that they are over, I remain struck by the vastly different styles...
DNC Dispatch: “Sometimes You Just Have to Take One for the Team.”
by Amy E. Schwartz
It had been, she said, “a difficult week.” It sure had. But when Florida representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz walked into the reception...
New York City Is Not a Melting Pot
Snapshot of Black Man Asleep On A Jewish Man’s Shoulder Unleashes (Virtual) Love Fest
By Steven Volynets
The social media frenzy spawned by the cell phone photo...
Opinion: Jews and Latinos, an Alliance Built on Shared Values
There is a growing political alliance between Latinos and Jews in America – but it’s not for the reasons some people think.
In recent months,...
Most Americans Support Immigration Reform With a Path to Citizenship, Survey Shows
The majority of Americans support immigration reform with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to the findings of a new survey released by...
Debate of the Moment: Holocaust Insurance Claims
Stuart Eizenstat and Samuel Dubbin have very different points of view about how to handle Holocaust insurance claims.
Travel in Jewish circles these days and you...
Jewish Ethics: Hillel and Shammai Weigh in on Gun Rights
“A Jew dare not live with absolute certainty, not only because certainty is the hallmark of the fanatic...but also because doubt is good for the...
The Holocaust Insurance Debate: A Compromise Plan
In response to our "Debate of the Moment" section, in which we interview Stuart Eizenstat and Samuel Dubbin about their views on how to handle...