Is Israel an ‘Apartheid State’? Depends on Your Goal
Does the nation-state law cement Israel’s status as an apartheid state? And what does that mean?
The Consequence of Conscience
Strangers In Their Own Land
The end of the long civil war between Tamil and Buddhist forces promised peace. Instead, Buddhist nationalists found a new enemy: their Muslim neighbors.
How Anti-Semitism Shapes the Far Right
The alt-right and the “alt-lite” are new movements, with ideologies and boundaries still forming. This blurs the line between the two, pitting overt hate against a more discrete kind of hate that is nonetheless laced with misogyny, racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
Charlottesville’s Jewish Mayor Responds to White Supremacists
Since Richard Spencer’s torch-lit rally, Charlottesville has been a flashpoint of white supremacist activism.
Letter From Dahlonega
As far as Gary Jacobs* knows, he is the only Jew in his unincorporated community of fewer than 20 people near Georgia’s Tallulah River.
Morris Abram: The Man Who Unmasked the KKK and Helped Establish “One Person, One Vote”
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jews in the Civil Rights Movement
Rabbi Joachim Prinz: The Jewish Leader Who Bridged Two Journeys, From Slavery to Freedom
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.
Remember the Moment: 1964 Civil Rights Act Turns 50
The battle for civil rights was won in part by its most visible fighters: the heroic sit-in activists and Freedom Riders who risked it all in the name of a fair and desegregated nation. But courage comes in many forms. The movement’s success also owes the diverse groups that participated in making this moment possible—including Jews.
When Freedom Summer Came To Town
In 1964, The Jews of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and other southern towns didn’t always welcome their northern cousins or join the front lines of the civil rights movement…