Carly Pildis is an organizing and advocacy professional living in Washington, D.C.
Carly Pildis
By Carly Pildis
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Opinion My Daughter Is A Ghanaian Jew. Trump Just Called Her Shit
My home has two Ghanaian Jews in it: my husband and my baby. When I look at them, I know who they are. They are innately worthy. They are innately beautiful and kind. And according to our president, they are shit. When President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he doesn’t want people from “shithole”…
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Opinion My Family Is Black and Jewish. Here’s What Charlottesville Means To Me
Today was a painful day. A group of white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, screaming hate slogans, waving swastikas and Confederate flags, and even saluting Trump with the Nazi salute. Chaos erupted. A car drove into a crowd. Our President’s response was vague and useless. It’s painful to see the swastikas and Confederate flags raised…
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Opinion A Plea To The Left: Stop Defending Anti-Semitism
Jewish Americans have a proud history of fighting for a more just and equitable America. Today, that heritage is being threatened as high-profile organizations and individuals seek to push Jews out of justice movements. But rather than denouncing these movements, some leaders in the Jewish community and social justice movements are making concessions, excusing, or…
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