Robin Washington is the Forward’s Editor-at-Large. A longtime editor, columnist, radio host and documentarian across mainstream and ethnic media, he was one of the founders of the Alliance of Black Jews and an early pioneer of the term “Jew of color.” Email [email protected], Twitter @robinbirk.
Robin WashingtonEditor-at-Large
By Robin Washington
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Opinion A different campus story: Jewish-Palestinian cooperation
Atidna International seeks equal participation with three college chapters
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Opinion Imagining the unthinkable: Israel ceasing to exist
History offers no guarantee of any nation’s existence
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Culture A priceless Hanukkah story — and it cost only $70
The menorah was way too expensive for a 12-year-old kid, so the Hebrew bookstore in Chicago put it on layaway
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Film & TV In ‘Rustin,’ a ‘deputy’ civil rights leader finally gets his due
Organizer of 1963 March on Washington inspired countless others, including Jewish marchers this month
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Opinion Let’s celebrate all freed hostages, not just Israeli citizens
The Thai and Filipino workers released Friday are a reminder this war is a worldwide crisis
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Opinion How will the March for Israel measure up against history?
While the 1963 March on Washington was nation-changing, other mass gatherings have been far less successful
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Opinion Hamas terrorists killed and kidnapped people from around the world — not just Israelis and Jews
Nearly a third of hostages hold foreign passports, a fact that should be emphasized as not just Israel’s problem
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Opinion Jews shaken by the attacks must remember that oppression and hate have never ended
'I always feel like there’s a bright pink fluorescent target on my back'
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