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 Steve Bannon has given an old antisemitic trope a fresh ‘pro-Israel’ spin
Bannon claims American Jews are imperiling Israel — invoking a long history of canards questioning Jewish loyalty
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Opinion Don’t let Trump’s theatrics distract from the true horror of his plans for Gaza
When we give into the outrage machine, we can lose track of what really matters
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Opinion Why Israel should have little to do with Holocaust Remembrance Day
The memory of this atrocity doesn't belong to any one nation state
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Opinion As a new Trump administration begins, I’m looking to this Soviet Jewish dissident for guidance
If you're alarmed as I am by the new president's first actions in office, the rights-based dissident movement has lessons to share
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Opinion This hostage deal is Biden’s victory. It’s also Biden’s shame.
The sitting president put months of work into this deal, but he also let this war drag on, and on, and on
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Opinion It’s been a dark year. The holidays are challenging. Let Isaac Bashevis Singer guide you
A great Jewish sage has simple, excellent advice that helped me — and might help you
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Opinion What Trump’s appointment of a Soros protege tells us about the right’s real priorities
The president-elect pushes endless conspiracy theories about Soros — why elevate one of his colleagues?
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Opinion Will Trump’s efforts to fight antisemitism help degrade democracy?
Jews should worry about the extent to which claims of fighting antisemitism might contribute to the suppression of free speech
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