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  When will Ivanka and Jared stand up to Trump?

  If only Ivanka had Christian Walker's courage

  By Rob Eshman

  4 min read
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  Kanye West’s antisemitism is playing right into white supremacists’ hands

  Advancing antisemitic conspiracy theories supports those who seek to oppress all minorities, not just Jews

  By Laura E. Adkins Nov 29, 2022 | 4 min read
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  I discovered a long-lost relative who survived the Holocaust in Soviet gulags

  Jews who survived under Stalin rather than Hitler are largely absent from mainstream film and literature

  By David Zakalik Nov 28, 2022 | 5 min read

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

  

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• 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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  My daughter survived a terror attack in Israel. We’re still not moving back to America

  Despite Israel's challenges, we will not be using our U.S. passports as an escape

  By Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Nov 28, 2022 | 3 min read
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  This Black American diplomat is one of the least-known architects of the state of Israel

  Ralph Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize, was honored for mediating between Israel and its neighbors

  By Kal Raustiala Nov 23, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Some orchestras banned Russian music — the Israeli Philharmonic embraced it

  What does it mean for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev while Russia wages war on Ukraine?

  By Laura E. Adkins Nov 23, 2022 | 6 min read
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  Antisemitism is still on the menu this Thanksgiving

  As American Jews gather for the holiday, how to combat antisemitism must be a topic of discussion

  By Michael Oren Nov 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  I’m a Jewish teenager and I wish Israel were in the World Cup

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  By Anya Geist Nov 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Do ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Thanksgiving?

  My family celebrates the holiday, but many Orthodox Jews treat Thanksgiving like any other day of the week

  By Andrew Altman Nov 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Why I detest Thanksgiving — and you should, too

  You should care about the crass hypocrisy of contemporary America in its embrace of the secular myth of Thanksgiving

  By Dan Friedman Nov 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Antisemitism isn’t just ‘Jew-hatred’ — it’s anti-Jewish racism

  Understanding that antisemitism can take many forms — not just hostility toward Jews — is crucial to combating it

  By Dov Waxman Nov 21, 2022 | 4 min read