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In a case of French fascism, portents of a pro-Trump mob
In the wake of the attack on the Capitol, I searched for analogies. I thought about the French far right in 1934, and I thought about France in 1945, when the newly liberated country tried to purge itself of its Nazi collaborators. Between the two events was one figure who can illuminate our present moment:…
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For Sylvain Sylvain, the Jewish heart of the New York Dolls
For a rock and roll-obsessed teenager in the early-to-mid-1980s, picking up the first two New York Dolls albums was like stumbling across a pair of travel brochures from an enchanting destination that no longer existed. Whenever I visited my dad in New York City I could still traverse the same filthy lower Manhattan sidewalks that…
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Why Israel’s multilingual approach to vaccination works — and why our monolingual one doesn’t
Israel’s Ministry of Health has been taking a very multilingual approach to its vaccination campaign, with videos in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and Amharic on vaccines and how they work, plus hasbara in Yiddish. All the videos are up on YouTube and can be viewed here: The short and clear one-minute videos discuss subjects like how…
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Documentary explores the “Shared Legacies” of America’s Black and Jewish communities
In March of 1968, in the throes of the American Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attended the conservative movement’s annual Rabbinical Assembly convention in the Catskills to honor one of his closest friends and collaborators, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Upon arrival, King and Heschel were greeted by hundreds of rabbis lining the…
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Did antisemitism forge the bagel we know and love?
For a humble circle of bread, the bagel is divisive. Even that statement would probably set someone off on a rant (bagels are not just circular bread!). People could go to war over whether gimmicky styles like chocolate chip or rainbow bagels are delicious or disgraceful. But everyone agrees that boiling the bagel, which creates…
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What was Captain America doing on Trump rioters’ shirts – and what would Cap think?
Neal Kirby, the son of Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby condemned the Capitol insurrectionists for wielding symbols of his father’s iconic hero in support of President Trump, a man he says holds vastly different values. “While watching the horrific videos of the storming of the Capitol, I thought I noticed someone in a Trump/Capt. America…
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How the Capitol riots changed the way we talk about insurrection
In the aftermath of an unprecedented second impeachment following a violent attack on the Capitol that left five dead, some language themes are emerging. One immediate question that affects all of us: Did the riot reflect the views of the “fringe?” Or was it a natural outgrowth of increasingly mainstream views and behavior? Fringe or…
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New Jersey has the best bagels. Just ask the women behind @NJGov.
With the recent insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, the second impeachment of President Trump and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, you may have overlooked another event of national — nay, global — importance. But Pearl Gabel and Megan Coyne are here to remind you: National Bagel Day is here, and you should probably plan to celebrate…
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In one of Norway’s first Holocaust films, a fairy tale free of consequence
Movies with Nazis tend to stick to a select few country codes. Hollywood has established the Reich’s presence in France, Eastern Europe and Austria and the Sudetenland and, naturally, Germany. Norway has been mostly missing from the picture, but it shouldn’t be. After all, the country’s wartime leader, Vidkun Quisling, was such an infamous Nazi…
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WATCH: Jerry Nadler brings Zabar’s to House impeachment vote
In what was either a gesture of hometown pride or a sneaky piece of sponsored content, Rep. Jerry Nadler arrived at a very important, very televised meeting dangling a large Zabar’s bag. The lawmaker was seen carrying goodies from the legacy appetizing store as he arrived at the U.S. Capitol to debate a potential second…
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As Trump faces 2nd impeachment, a history of incitement
Donald J. Trump made history on Wednesday as the first president to be impeached twice. After four years — and several decades – of saying whatever he wants, it will be a matter of speech that lands the final blow. He is charged with incitement of insurrection for spurring on the mob that stormed the…
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