10
Jun
Debra Katz: Ahead of Her Time
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By
Ellen Wexler
She was the go-to lawyer for whistleblower and sexual discrimination claims long before #MeToo got its name.
10
Jun
Opinion | The Rebellion of Israel’s Haredim
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By
Naomi Ragen
In mid-January 2020, when Israelis first became dimly aware of a mysterious new virus coming from far-off China, most of our attention was focused closer to home.
10
Jun
Protesting, Policing and Politics: Will Our JPVP Voters Find Common Ground?
Two weeks have passed since the death of George Floyd and protesters continue to take to the streets. We asked our Jewish Political Voices Project...
10
Jun
Book Review | Cleansing the Continent
There are many ways to explain the Holocaust. But not many historians have proffered a different theory with each published book.
10
Jun
Mark Goldhaber (NC): ‘How Will Joe Biden Reach Across the Political Landscape to Encourage Me to Be Willing to Vote for Him?’
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By
Moment
Mark Goldhaber (67), a Republican from Raleigh, NC, is active in the Jewish Federation and AIPAC. He previously worked for a Republican member of Congress and...
10
Jun
Eliot Strickon (WI): ‘My Pet Rabbits Have Handled the Crisis Better Than Trump’
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Eliot Strickon (54), a Democrat from Milwaukee, WI, lives in an Orthodox Jewish and African American urban community and serves on his synagogue’s board. He is the...
10
Jun
Ruth Kantrowitz (WI): ‘Everyone Needs to Gain Respect and Learn to Listen’
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Ruth Kantrowitz (42), a Republican from Mequon, WI, immigrated to the U.S. from Israel in 1989 at age 13 when her family won the green card...
10
Jun
Beth Bendheim (VA): ‘I Give Lots of Credit to the Younger Generation’
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By
Beth Bendheim (50), a Democrat from Richmond, VA, was the development director for a Jewish day school in Richmond prior to working in finance. She also...
10
Jun
Stephanie Wudarski (PA): ‘Protests Are Aimed at Changing the Societal Contract Between Citizen and Law Enforcement’
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Stephani Wudarski (30), a Democrat from Pittsburgh, PA, does not belong to a synagogue but attends High Holy Day services with her family and went to...
10
Jun
Lou Weiss (PA): ‘Law and Order are Attractive Things to Most People’
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Lou Weiss (63), a Republican from Pittsburgh, PA, grew up a Reform Jew in a “McGovern liberal family” in Pittsburgh. His conservative political views took hold...
10
Jun
Nancy Santanello (PA): ‘Protesting Is the Bedrock on Which America was Founded’
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Nancy Santanello (70), a Democrat from New Hope, PA, was raised Catholic and converted to Judaism when she married her Jewish husband. At Howard University, she...
10
Jun
Andrew Smith (OH): ‘I Do Not Feel the Criminal Behavior of Even a Few Bad Cops is Characteristic of Policing Generally’
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Andrew Smith (57), a Republican from Columbus, OH, grew up in Maine where he was raised Conservative, “because that’s pretty much all we had up there.”...