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  We’re forgetting the lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  States have been gradually rolling back the protections that activists like Pauline Newman and Clara Lemlich bravely fought for

  By Cathryn J. Prince

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  Letters

  ‘Verbal sparring’ at a conference for religious Jews breaking from Israel orthodoxy? That’s not what I experienced

  The Smol Emuni conference was marked by civil disagreements, not major ruptures

  By Josh Cahan Mar 23, 2026 | 2 min read
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  Opinion

  Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?

  The prime minister may come to resemble his political idol — just not in the way he hoped

  By Dan Perry Mar 23, 2026 | 3 min read

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• Rob Eshman A gunman attacked a Michigan synagogue. Here’s what happens to the community next

  

• Dan Perry Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?

  

• Emily Tamkin We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars

  

• Jay Michaelson Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

  

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  Through missile strikes and sleepless nights, the persistent hope of being an Iranian Jew in Israel

  My mother was forced out of her homeland. For the first time in four decades, I can imagine her return

  By Sheba Rasson Mar 22, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars

  Kent's viral resignation letter is dangerous. So is refusing to understand why it was effective

  By Emily Tamkin Mar 20, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  I love the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. This year, it left me heartbroken

  When we conflate Judaism with support for a specific government, we weaken our community

  By Dina Fuchs-Beresin Mar 18, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Israelis and Americans deserve to know why they are still at war

  Silence about strategy is not prudence

  By Dan Perry Mar 17, 2026 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  As Temple Israel, both security training and sacred relationships prepared us for the worst

  The executive director of West Bloomfield, Michigan, shares early lessons from last week’s attack

  By Jason Plotkin Mar 16, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

  Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse

  By Jay Michaelson Mar 16, 2026 | 10 min read
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  Opinion

  Trump has forced an impossible choice on American synagogues amid antisemitic attacks

  New conditions on federal security grants pit Jews' safety against that of immigrants

  By Joel Swanson Mar 14, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  What we get wrong about how Germany has reckoned with its Nazi past

  In Germany's eagerness to whitewash the crimes of the WWII era, there are sobering lessons for a post-Trump America

  By Terrence Petty Mar 14, 2026 | 5 min read