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  Pogrom? Terrorism? What do we call what happened in Huwara?

  Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village to avenge the deaths of two brothers. A debate over language and history followed

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll

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  This Jew-ish card game kept me busy during my infertility treatment

  While playing the card game Casino, I learned how quickly fortunes could change

  By Lindsey Lange-Abramowitz Feb 28, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Letters

  American and European JCCs do not share the same mission, and that’s a good thing

  European JCCs focus on a renewal of Jewish life where it has been previously dormant

  By Doron Krakow Feb 28, 2023 | 2 min read

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  The birth of Ukrainian Jewish identity is happening right now

  Russia hasn’t ‘liberated’ Ukrainian Jews. It’s united them with other Ukrainians against their common enemy

  By Michael Gold Feb 24, 2023 | 6 min read
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  Photos: Over a year of war, Ukrainian Moishe House residents continue to build Jewish community

  A diverse group of Jewish young adults in Ukraine are celebrating their Jewish heritage despite Russian bombs falling

  By Nora Berman Feb 23, 2023 | < 1 min read
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  Bibi’s controversial judicial reforms are blitzing the Israeli economy

  The traditionally hardy Israeli economy is taking a nose dive thanks to the proposed bill dismantling the judiciary

  By Dany Bahar Feb 22, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Extremists in Israel’s government won’t rest until all of the land is in flames

  Israelis and Palestinians alike will pay a heavy price for the far-right’s dangerous fantasies and extremist agenda

  By Muhammad Shehada Feb 22, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Newark synagogue’s hiring of Israelite clergy undermines Jews of color

  Tradition defines Judaism according to legal standards that a novel African-American religion simply does not meet, write leaders of the Conservative movement

  By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, and Gulienne Rollins-Rishon, and Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg Feb 22, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Photos: In the last year, eight million Ukrainians have become refugees

  With over three million refugees in Poland alone, Europe continues to absorb Ukrainians fleeing the war

  By Forward Staff Feb 21, 2023 | < 1 min read
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  Opinion

  Was I wrong about antisemitism?

  After two antisemitic shootings in Los Angeles, time to rethink

  By Rob Eshman Feb 21, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Why are liberal Israelis so terrified of Bibi’s judicial reforms?

  The proposed legislation evicerates the only check on executive and legislative power in Israel

  By Amichai Cohen Feb 21, 2023 | 4 min read