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  Here’s what really happened on Juneteenth

  And here's why it’s time for supremacists and their sympathizers to surrender

  By Robin Washington

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  I’m neither ‘Ukrainian’ nor ‘German.’ But as a Jew in Germany who was born in Ukraine, I am trying to help.

  Putin’s war is helping me reconcile my complex Jewish identities, writes an official at the Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany.

  By Irina Rosensaft Jun 13, 2022 | 4 min read
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  My fellow Orthodox rabbis need to take a stronger stance against guns

  Our emergency plans will only go so far to save lives. What would really make a difference is immediately reducing the number of guns in our country.

  By Rabbi Seth Winberg Jun 10, 2022 | 3 min read

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• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  Cleveland conference mirrored Jewish demographics — by design

  At JPro22, 12% of attendees were nonwhite. It didn't just happen by chance.

  By Gamal J. Palmer and Stacey Aviva Flint Jun 9, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Before he died, he recorded songs and stories for his future grandchildren

  A father’s final gift: 'The Wheels on the Bus' and Dr. Seuss

  By Ellie Kahn Jun 9, 2022 | 5 min read
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  I rallied for the survival of Israel in 1967 but now I worry about its future

  The occupation has tempered my confidence in Israel’s survival as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people.

  By Jonathan Jacoby Jun 9, 2022 | 5 min read
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  What would happen if Black Americans received reparations? The Jewish experience provides some answers

  The best time to talk about reparations was right after slavery’s end. The second-best time is now

  By Rob Eshman Jun 8, 2022 | 4 min read
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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 Jun 6, 2022 | 3 min read
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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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  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