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  I led an antisemitism training for workers in a labor dispute with their Hasidic bosses. Here’s what I learned

  I often hear the complaint that 'no one is talking about antisemitism' in organizing spaces, and that is simply untrue

  By Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson

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  The genocide in Darfur didn’t go away, but the Jewish community’s attention did 

  'Never Again' has become never mind.

  By Rob Eshman Sep 7, 2023 | 5 min read
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  By targeting the ADL, Musk has chosen Jews as his scapegoat

  Musk is crafting a narrative that Jews are tanking the value of his company X

  By Joel Swanson Sep 5, 2023 | 4 min read

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• Alyssa Katz What I learned at a Holocaust survivors’ Purim party

  

• Rob Eshman Trump is backed into a corner on Iran. Get ready for him to start blaming Jews

  

• Dan Perry Israelis have no idea where the Iran war is going. But they know it’s part of Netanyahu’s campaign

  

• Emily Tamkin Hungary is poised to topple an authoritarian leader. American Jews have something to learn

  

• Jay Michaelson Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it. 

  

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  Why carrying Narcan is a mitzvah

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  By Jay Michaelson Sep 1, 2023 | 4 min read
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  I’m a Jewish day school student. We need to learn Palestinian history.

  Young Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel after receiving a one-sided education about the Jewish state

  By Ary Hammerman Aug 29, 2023 | 4 min read
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  What the actors strike can learn from Israeli protest movement

  Poor treatment starts to feel normal, and it takes a paradigm shift to stand up for one's rights — in Hollywood and Israel

  By Joshua Malina Aug 28, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Jewish Phish fans swim in their own holy waters

  For many Jewish Phish fans, concerts are a joyful space to connect with other Jews, celebrate tradition — and even catch a signature High Holidays prayer.

  By Oren Kroll-Zeldin Aug 28, 2023 | 3 min read
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  A hip LA wine bar hosted an Israeli chef — and Instagram lost its mind

  Accused of ‘stealing’ Palestinian food, Melody's owners had the only reasonable reaction

  By Rob Eshman Aug 26, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Clarence Jones helped MLK write speeches. He’s still fighting for Blacks — and Jews

  Clarence Jones invokes the contributions of Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

  By Robin Washington Aug 25, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Misogynistic influencers are dabbling in antisemitism. In a sense, it’s more of the same

  Antisemitism offers the same thing as misogyny does: An easy explanation

  By Emily Tamkin Aug 23, 2023 | 4 min read
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  I was involved with AIPAC for 35 years. Their latest move convinced me to join J Street

  The pro-Israel organization I supported for decades is now undermining their own cause

  By Rabbi Marc Israel Aug 23, 2023 | 4 min read