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  My dad stormed Normandy on D-Day — and relived the fight against Nazis every night

  My father parachuted into France and fought during World War II on a personal mission to defeat Hitler

  By Beth Harpaz

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  Here’s how to replace the great replacement theory

  The story that inspired the Buffalo shooter needs a rewrite

  By Rob Eshman Jun 3, 2022 | 3 min read
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  The way we fell for Johnny Depp spells trouble for Evan Rachel Wood

  The public mockery of Amber Heard during the former couple’s trial was horrifying — and will hurt victims of both subtle and severe abuse.

  By Nora Berman Jun 2, 2022 | 4 min read

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• Nora Berman How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March

  

• Dan Perry It looks like Israel totally underestimated Trump

  

• Emily Tamkin This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective

  

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  Remembering the Orthodox rabbi who dared to ordain me, an Orthodox woman

  A writer and spiritual companion remembers Rabbi Arie Strikovsky, an Israeli iconoclast who died May 21.

  By Haviva Ner-David Jun 2, 2022 | 5 min read
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  I’m a Jewish gay man who resisted apartheid. LGBTQ rights in the U.S. are slipping away from us.

  As we celebrate another Pride Month, our nation is backsliding, and our hard-fought gains are in peril.

  By Robert Bank Jun 1, 2022 | 4 min read
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  The circumstances of Shireen Abu Akleh’s tragic death and funeral prove Israel has not learned from the past

  As Sunday's Jerusalem Day march through the Muslim quarter approaches, I fear more violence is inevitable.

  By Muhammad Shehada May 27, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Putin is no match for my Jewish Ukrainian babushka

  With a little Krav Maga training, my grandmother is a force to be reckoned with.

  By Florina Rodov May 26, 2022 | 5 min read
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  What part of ‘Just kill them’ does the world not understand?

  Leaked documents proving China’s Uyghur genocide give the world no excuses not to act.

  By Rob Eshman May 25, 2022 | 4 min read
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  What will it take for Orthodox Judaism to hold sexual abusers accountable?

  As other denominations attempt to address institutional sexual misconduct, Orthodox leadership remains notably absent

  By Asher Lovy May 25, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Unless we teach our teens about consent, sexual assault at Jewish summer camps will continue

  While educators have developed tools that can help teen boys develop healthier sexualities, very few camps are using them.

  By Rabbi Daniel Brenner May 25, 2022 | 4 min read
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  When it comes to gun control, why can’t the U.S. be more like Israel?

  Common sense gun laws won’t prevent the next Uvalde, but they will save thousands of lives.

  By Rob Eshman May 25, 2022 | 4 min read