16
Sep
15
Jun
Israel Doesn’t Care What American Jews Think of Annexation
"For all the tightrope walking, the carefully formulated nuanced comments, and the impossible straddling between wishing to allow Israel to make its own decisions while providing cautionary input from abroad, American Jews and their views don’t really move the needle in Netanyahu and Gantz’s decision-making process."
31
Mar
Why Were Jews Blamed for the Black Death?
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By
Dan Freedman
With an uptick of anti-Semitism worldwide coinciding with the Coronavirus pandemic, it is all too easy to wonder if a comparable attack on Jews is brewing. And stories of insults of Asian-Americans on public streets are an unsettling reminder of what a hateful response to a public health crisis might yield. Jews, who in recent decades have mostly stood against bigotry, may again have to reacquaint themselves with this tragic chapter in their history.
04
Mar
Lou Weiss (PA): ‘Overall, America Loves Jews’
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By
Moment
"Some people say they love Jews, but they don’t like Israel. But if a person is anti-Israel in the sense of being against the Jewish state and they support BDS they are anti-Semitic 100 percent. BDS is absolutely like what the Nazis did in Germany in terms of discriminating against Jewish businesses."
13
Feb
Are Non-Jewish Actors Playing Jews In Movies A Good Idea?
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By
Sala Levin
If we were to ask Sarah Silverman, she would call it straight up cringey and embarrassing. The actress-comedian who considers
13
Jan
Debate | Should Jews Support Leaders Who Lie? | No
The simple answer would be no. It depends partly on how you define lies.
13
Jan
Debate | Should Jews Support Leaders Who Lie? | Yes
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By
Danny Ayalon
Yitzhak Shamir once said that for the safety and security of the State of Israel, one can lie.
25
Nov
Who Is the ‘Greatest Threat’ to American Jews?
The title of “biggest threat” to American Jews is hard to define or measure. And more importantly, it’s political. Most liberals would agree that anti-Semitism has reached new records under Trump and that the president’s response to the phenomenon has been less than adequate.
22
Nov
The Lost Jews of Disney+
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By
Andrew Lapin
Jewishness is both unrelated to the Disney archive and, thanks to Walt Disney’s long-rumored yet long-denied anti-Semitism, inseparable from it.
18
Nov
Talk of the Table | Jews and ’Shrooms
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By
Lilly Gelman
When a student of the famous Talmudic sage Rabbi Gamliel doubted the majesty of the World-to-Come
11
Nov
The Role of Orthodox Jews in Republican Politics
Orthodox Jews are Trump’s strongest—and only—reliable support base within the Jewish community. Polling shows that more than half of those identifying as Orthodox voted for Trump in 2016. The president also enjoys strong approval ratings within the Orthodox community since taking office. This unlikely political alliance, between a segment of the population focused on family values and religious insularity and the flamboyant New York businessman-turned-politician, has many explanations:
13
Nov
What Do the Numbers of Jews in Congress Mean? Not Much
For all its political sophistication and savviness, the Jewish community still takes great interest in the bottom line: How many Jews got in?