Ed Weinberg is an American journalist who writes on architecture, international oddities and antisemitism. You can find more of his work at edweinberg.com.
Ed Weinberg
By Ed Weinberg
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Opinion Ukrainian Jews have thrived under democracy. I pray my ancestral country endures
In 1929, my great-grandfather was given two weeks to leave Ukraine. Soviet authorities were intent on seizing his business. My great-grandfather Avrum owned a house in Uman and a dacha— a summer home — in Crimea. He was a NEPman— one of the successful traders who sprung up under the New Economic Policy of the…
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Opinion Hanukkah gnomes have exploded in popularity, despite deeply antisemitic origins
If you are a Jew living in the United States, you’re likely aware of Hanukkah’s slow creep toward becoming Jewish Christmas. There is Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf, ugly sweater sugar cookies, and Wayfair Santas wrapped in prayer shawls. This year, however, the latest Chrismukkah riff is … a Hanukkah gnome. Hanukkah gnomes are cute, and…
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Yiddish אַ ישׂראלדיק קינדערביכל וועגן אַ חזיר און אַ גנבֿ פּריידיקט טאָלעראַנץAn Israeli children’s book about a pig and a thief promotes tolerance
דער חזיר וויל לערנען גמרא אָבער דער גבאי פֿון בית־מדרש טרײַבט אים אַרויס.
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