Bethany Mandel is a contributing writer for Deseret News and is a home-schooling, stay-at-home mother of six. She is the co-author of “Stolen Youth” and an editor for the patriotic children’s book series “Heroes of Liberty.”
Bethany Mandel
By Bethany Mandel
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Opinion The Dangerous Alt-Right Huckster Trump’s Aides Can’t Get Enough Of
Over the course of the campaigns for the Republican nomination and the presidency, the Trump campaign and its surrogates sent signals to the “alt-right” indicating the two camps were more closely aligned both ideologically and logistically than any other national campaign had ever been. Whether it was Trump’s own Twitter account posting an anti-Semitic tweet…
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Opinion How Jewish Groups Are Perpetuating A Myth About Trump And Anti-Semitism
The nomination and election of Donald Trump has caused a record spike in anti-Semitism. That is the narrative many Jewish groups and the media have promoted since the Republican primaries. Here’s an unfortunate fact for those continuing to press this narrative: it keeps on being proven false. First, let’s take the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) report…
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Opinion How Adam Krief And Ayelet Galena Brought The Jewish Community Together
When news broke earlier this week about the death of Adam Krief, a 31-year-old Jewish father of three who had been publicly battling blood cancer, most reports mentioned how Krief’s outreach included posts and tweets from celebrities. JTA’s story about his loss began “Adam Krief, a Jewish cancer patient whose search for a bone marrow…
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Opinion The Jewish Community Must Tend Its Neglected Graves — And Anti-Semitic Attacks Prove It
I love the history and solitude of cemeteries, and I’ve spent a great deal of time in them over the years. So when news of possible vandalism in Washington cemetery in Brooklyn recently emerged, I had my doubts. Despite the spike in anti-Semitic activity, according to the New York Police Department, I am familiar with…
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Opinion Myopic American Jews Ignore European Cousins Under Fire
Last week, liberal rabbi Danya Ruttenberg wrote a popular tweet storm, addressing the anti-Semitic attacks against the American Jewish community. Ruttenberg posited that while there may be in increase in non-violent actions against American Jews, we are not as vulnerable as other communities and thus we should support those in the more helpless Muslim and…
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Opinion Trump’s Effort Against Anti-Semitism Is No Longer ‘Too Little, Too Late’
After months of negative press and justifiable criticism for a campaign plagued by anti-Semitic dog whistles, both President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are finally making amends. Last week, Trump forcefully responded to the shocking increase in anti-Semitic incidents, condemning such attacks and threats as “horrible” and “painful.” Meanwhile, Pence and his wife, Karen…
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Opinion The Media’s ‘Kosher Police’ Must Stop Monitoring Ivanka’s Dining Habits
The Washingtonian would like you to know that they’ve dug up a “kosher expert” who believes Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump don’t keep Kosher. Reporter Jessica Sidman writes, “Based on their dining destinations, it’s safe to say that the couple isn’t strictly observant.” The magazine even went to the trouble to call several of the…
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Opinion What A 19th-Century Educator Taught Me About Jewish Home Schooling In Age Of Betsy DeVos
The contentious confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary provoked a fair number of outraged folks to threaten to exercise their own right to school choice and home-school their children. Timing-wise, this announcement coincided with Orthodox Jewish parents starting to get their tuition bills for the next school year. One friend in New York City,…
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