Opinion

• Opinion

  Israel is criminalizing Palestinian human rights defenders. American Jews must push the US to intervene

  Israel's raid on seven Palestinian human rights NGOs is not a sign of a healthy democracy

  By Daniel Sokatch

  5 min read
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  Letters

  In Holocaust exhibit, unanswered questions are the point

  President and CEO of Museum of Jewish Heritage responds to author's praise and critique

  By Jack Kliger Aug 24, 2022 | < 1 min read
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  Opinion

  Dan Goldman won NY-10 — but does Brooklyn really need another white, straight, wealthy male politician?

  New York City will now likely have two Jewish representatives in Congress

  By Nora Berman Aug 24, 2022 | 4 min read

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  Opinion

  With Nadler victory, Manhattan likely to keep its Jewish congressman

  Outspent by Maloney, Rep. Jerry Nadler still pulled ahead in the polls and will keep his seat

  By Laura E. Adkins Aug 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  ‘Ya Ukrainets’

  ‘I am Ukrainian’: With war, Jews of Ukrainian descent embrace their identity

  By Robin Washington Aug 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  The CNN documentary glossed over progressive antisemitism. I’ve faced it, and we must confront it

  Antisemitism on the progressive left is insidious, and we ignore it to our detriment

  By Neta Meltzer Aug 23, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  We are two Jewish lawyers fighting for immigration justice in our retirement

  As descendants of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe, it is our moral responsibility to help asylum seekers today

  By Helen Freedman and Henry Freedman Aug 22, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Books

  I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate

  The brutal assault on the famed author in Chautauqua is a potent reminder of the power of civics education

  By Rabbi Charles E. Savenor Aug 22, 2022 | 2 min read
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  Opinion

  Israel renewing ties with Turkey is a bigger deal than the Abraham Accords

  Both countries have a lot to gain from rebuilding the historical bridge between their peoples

  By Dany Bahar Aug 18, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Palestinians aren’t fooled by Abbas flip-flopping on the Holocaust

  Abbas’ Holocaust remarks were a desperate stunt to revive his collapsed popularity

  By Muhammad Shehada Aug 18, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Please stop calling my Orthodox son’s marriage an ‘arranged marriage’

  The community's matchmaking system may be foreign to liberal Jews, but not all such marriages are 'arranged'

  By Rabbi Robyn Frisch Aug 18, 2022 | 5 min read