Published Letters
Letter to the Editor: I Was Misrepresented in Column About Protest at Bard College
On Sunday, instead of building our family sukkah, instead of preparing for my daughter’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah, instead of doing the work that I needed to catch up on after traveling last week to present at the Hannah Arendt Center Conference on Racism and Antisemitism at Bard College, I spent the day fielding calls, texts, and social-media posts — some from friends and family checking up on me, some from journalists, and some from unfriendly and even menacing forces — after being attacked by a public figure on the Internet.
Letter to the Editor: Ungar-Sargon Chose to Leave Bard Conference
By choosing to leave, Ungar-Sargon opted to protest, instead of remaining in the conference to have difficult conversations.
Letter to the Editor: I Organized the Bard Conference, and Batya Ungar-Sargon Misrepresented What Happened
I am truly sorry to hear how negative her experience was.
Letter to the Editor: I Was at the Bard Anti-Semitism Panel, and Saw Deep Disagreement, not Singling Out of Jews
This article is a response to an article one published on Saturday night by Batya Ungar Sargon, Opinion Editor of The Forward. You can read the original article here.
ווידעאָ: טריילערס פֿון צוויי נײַע ייִדיש־שפּראַכיקע פֿילמען
אַ קאָמעדיע מיט אַ באַקאַנטן שטערן און אַ שרעקפֿילם פֿון באָראָ־פּאַרק ברענגען אַ נײַעם גײַסט אינעם ייִדישן קינאָ.
Letter | On The Left’s Failure To Recognize The Hate On Its Own Side
It is hypocritical to call out Donald Trump’s hate, if you can’t call out the anti-Semitic actions of Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
Letter | No, The ZOA’s Trips Don’t Bribe Jews To Be Pro-Israel
ZOA trips work to show a balanced, nuanced picture of Israel. Plus, it’s an entirely optional trip for students to take.
Letter | No One Is Forcing You To Go On A Free Trip To Israel
“West Bank” and “settler” are, indeed, loaded terms.
A Shameful History: FDR Made It Harder For Jews To Immigrate During The Holocaust
Responding to Jane Eisner’s piece on immigration, Rafael Medoff argues the FDR did worse than nothing for Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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Letter | Angélique Eijpe Has Been Wrongly Smeared. She Is A Hero For Civil Rights.
“Angélique has a long history of extensive work with both Israeli and Palestinian civil society organizations.”
Letter | Israel Isn’t Conducting Archaeological Warfare With Muslim History. Rather It’s The Other Way Around.
If Jerusalem Is So Important To Muslims, Why Is It Not Mentioned In The Koran?