Marc Daalder
Age, Not Political Party, Is Key To Understanding American Views On Israel
A new Pew survey revealed the partisan divide on Israel and Palestine is widening. But the differences in attitudes by age is more insightful:
In New Zealand’s Capital, A Scrappy Synagogue With A Big Heart
Currently, they operate on a rough plan of going three years with a Rabbi and then three years without.
The Secret Jewish History Of New Zealand
Rumors swirled in Amsterdam in 1642 of “a large island in the Pacific, full of gold and inhabited by Jews.”
Normalizing Cultural Anti-Semitism
My experience at the Chicago bus stop was a symptom of a slightly different problem – the normalization of cultural Nazism and anti-Semitism more broadly.
In Chicago, 250,000 March Against Trump
The Women’s March on Chicago was the largest outside of Washington, D.C., with 250,000 attending despite organizers only expecting 50,000.
The Real Victims of The War on Christmas
When Christmas is made into an American holiday, that makes America Christian — and other religious traditions non-American.
The Era of Jew Hating Politics is Back
Trump’s campaign has shown those so inclined that the political drawbacks of open or barely-veiled anti-Semitism are not as strong as they used to be.
Passing as a Non-Jew Has Been Easy for Me — Until Now
Marc Daalder was once able to keep his Jewish identity a secret in public. That ended when Donald Trump’s trolls began assaulting him on Twitter.
Why We Jews Cannot Abandon the Movement for Black Lives
Since its release three weeks ago, the new Black Lives Matter platform has divided the Jewish community over how to respond. Now that the dust is settled, perhaps there is space to consider that both sides might be right.