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  My German aunt died in the Holocaust. A Munich high school made sure she was never forgotten

  Nearly 80 years after her death in the Warsaw Ghetto, my extended family returned to Germany to honor Johanna's memory

  By Michael Felsen

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  The Pope Benedict I knew: A keeper of his faith with a deep respect for Judaism

  Benedict's tenure was marked by crises, but he was a personal friend to the Jews, writes the American Jewish Committee's international director of interreligious affairs

  By Rabbi David Rosen Jan 3, 2023 | 3 min read
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  American journalists need to start fact-checking Netanyahu in real time

  Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly distorts the truth to English-language media without repercussions

  By Paul Gross Dec 29, 2022 | 4 min read

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• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman Want to understand what’s wrong with the ‘pro-Palestine’ movement? This Palestinian can help

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry Trump wants to control the Israeli judiciary. Uh, good luck

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  Don’t let the far-right define what it means to be ‘pro-Israel’

  Supporting Israel does not mean unquestioning loyalty to its ascendent far-right government

  By Jeremy Ben-Ami Dec 28, 2022 | 3 min read
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  George Santos exploited Jewish trauma to win an election

  The Republican politician is not the first person to claim minority identity for personal gain

  By Brandy Shufutinsky Dec 27, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Book bans, Ukraine and the end of Roe: The year 2022 in Jewish ideas

  Recent debates suggest a community anxious about its standing in the American body politic despite its strength and self-confidence

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Dec 27, 2022 | 6 min read
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  Ukraine’s survival is a modern-day Hanukkah miracle

  Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise visit to Washington reminds us what we’re celebrating

  By Rob Eshman Dec 22, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Hanukkah is a time to celebrate the power of Jewish self-determination

  Hatred of Jews and Israel comes from exactly the same place, and we must channel the Maccabees to resist it

  By Asaf Zamir Dec 21, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Why dreidel — a game of luck, not skill — might be the most Jewish game of all

  Here's why I still love getting on the floor to play dreidel — even though I'm a grown-up

  By Beth Harpaz Dec 19, 2022 | 3 min read
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  In fighting antisemitism, Jews can be our own worst enemies. We shouldn’t be.

  Jews must come together, despite their differences, to confront hate, writes the head of the Anti-Defamation League

  By Jonathan A. Greenblatt Dec 19, 2022 | 4 min read
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  It’s a new year. Can we please talk about antisemitism in a new way?

  Antisemitism and hate crime reports don’t reflect American Jewish reality

  By Rob Eshman Dec 16, 2022 | 7 min read