Emily Tamkin is a global affairs journalist. She is the author of The Influence of Soros and Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities.
Emily TamkinContributing Columnist
By Emily Tamkin
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Opinion Entering motherhood — and an obsession with the works of an Italian Jewish literary hero
I just had my first baby. I'm introducing him to the world through the lens of Primo Levi
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Opinion Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear
There are those who would have us believe that Israel is blameless in this crisis. They're not telling the whole truth.
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Opinion Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
Antisemitism is a real problem. Is the way it's being called out in politics making things worse?
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Opinion Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?
Many of the same voices who have decried invocations of the Holocaust in unrelated conflicts are suddenly going silent
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Opinion Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times
The Bible teaches us to be skeptical of leaders who grant or withhold liberty on a whim
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Opinion The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
Our leaders must de-escalate — or things will get even worse
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Opinion Even if the Capital Jewish Museum shooter ‘did it for Gaza,’ his actions were antisemitic
Expressions of pro-Palestinian solidarity do not erase the suspect's anti-Jewish hatred
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Opinion This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective
Scientific researchers are getting fired, and protests keep happening — how exactly do Jews benefit?
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