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  It’s not about you: Why the Forward’s article on the anti-Jewish elements of the Buffalo shooter’s screed was offensive

  This tragedy was not about Jewish Americans. It was about African Americans and white supremacy.

  By Elizabeth Webster

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  My fellow white Jews: This is not our shiva

  While Black Jews began to mourn, Jewish media fixated on the fact that the gunman’s screed was explicitly antisemitic.

  By Sharon Rose Goldtzvik May 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Who gets to say what is kosher? A Long Island restaurant is caught in the crosshairs

  Disputes over the business of kashrut have become a regular feature on the dockets of U.S. courts.

  By Michael A. Helfand May 23, 2022 | 3 min read

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  I’m not Jewish. But being called “dirty Jew” shook me like no other insult

  While I have always understood where antisemitism can lead, it had never reared its ugly face inches from mine.

  By Alfred P. Doblin May 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Look beyond the Buffalo murders. The extremists’ ideology is mainstream on the right.

  Nothing the mass shooters inspired by it believe is, philosophically, much different than what many Republicans believe.

  By Elad Nehorai May 20, 2022 | 4 min read
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  How are you supposed to feel when you visit a concentration camp?

  When visiting a site like Auschwitz, it is impossible to not imagine yourself in both the prisoners’ and the prison guards’ shoes.

  By Nora Berman May 20, 2022 | 5 min read
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  California Jews, enough with your green, grassy Jewish cemeteries

  In a megadrought, there's better choices than lawn-covered graves

  By Rob Eshman May 20, 2022 | 4 min read
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  The Buffalo shooter blamed his problems on the Jews. Tucker Carlson’s response will only make things worse

  The horrific mass shooting in Buffalo, which left 10 dead and three injured, followed a predictable pattern.

  By Laura E. Adkins May 16, 2022 | 4 min read
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  I’m an Israeli first responder. The Meron disaster taught me the importance of mental health

  I think that it is imperative for any and all first responders to pursue help after having witnessed a traumatic incident.

  By Dov Maisel May 16, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Jewish, Asian and taking over Broadway: meet the next great musical star-in-the-making

  The original Evan alternate in the Toronto premiere of 'Dear Evan Hansen,' Zachary Noah Piser is more than ready to step into the lead role full-time.

  By Nora Berman May 13, 2022 | 5 min read
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  What happened to Shireen Abu Akleh? American Jews must demand the truth

  The veteran Palestinian-American journalist was shot and killed May 11. That is all anyone can agree on.

  By Rob Eshman May 12, 2022 | 3 min read