Opinion

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  My grandmother was a ‘Sherlock Holmes of Yiddish song,’ but she couldn’t solve the mystery of antisemitism

  The new Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle unlocks the joys and sorrows of the Jewish past, writes Chana’s grandson

  By Avram Mlotek

  4 min read
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  Opinion

  I shared my father’s letters about Nazi horrors with a high school class

  Dad was a WWII spy. I want kids today to know what he saw

  By Deborah Levine Mar 21, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Can you handle the truth? Americans like Jews.

  How do we square antisemitic attacks with Jewish popularity?

  By Rob Eshman Mar 21, 2023 | 4 min read

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  Opinion

  Which side are you on: Jewish American or American Jew? 

  A professor of Jewish thought explains how a a debate over language is really about how Jews navigate between competing identities

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Mar 19, 2023 | 5 min read
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  ‘This is not about Hitler’ — Micaela Diamond on the Broadway revival of ‘Parade’

  The Jewish musical theater star talks playing the role she's always dreamed of

  By Nora Berman Mar 17, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Letters

  Halevi is wrong. The fight to end the occupation and protect democracy are directly intertwined

  It is impossible to separate the attacks on the judiciary from the government’s plans to annex the West Bank

  By Mark Lurinsky Mar 17, 2023 | 2 min read
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  Opinion

  Joshua Malina is a proud Jew. In his latest role, he plays his polar opposite

  Thirty-four years after his Broadway debut, the Jewish actor takes the lead in Sir Tom Stoppard’s 'Leopoldstadt'

  By Nora Berman Mar 15, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  A war for others: As Israeli democracy falters, the country walks a fine line in Ukraine

  Israel has mastered the art of tiptoeing around Russia’s war in Ukraine

  By Ksenia Svetlova Mar 15, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Commemorating Philip Roth means confronting his limitations head on

  A 90th birthday event in the late author’s honor is an occasion to remember his gifts and his failings, writes a Georgetown University scholar

  By Jacques Berlinerblau Mar 14, 2023 | 6 min read
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  Opinion

  Antisemitism is a growing problem. Georgia’s proposed law is the wrong way to fight it

  Legislators should rely on better definitions for fighting anti-Jewish hate

  By Joe Sterling Mar 14, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Prime time for Michelle Yeoh: In Jewish tradition, age 50 is just the beginning of wisdom

  At age 60, the Oscar-winning actress is only getting started

  By Daphne Lazar Price Mar 14, 2023 | 3 min read