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  Mikhail Gorbachev dismantled the Iron Curtain — and allowed Russian Jews to live openly again

  Gorbachev allowed Soviet Jews to study Hebrew, go to synagogue and be openly Jewish for the first time in decades

  By Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

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  AIPAC accused George Soros of undermining American politics. Is that antisemitic?

  Those who attack Soros do so in a climate where Soros conspiracy theories are rampant

  By Emily Tamkin Aug 29, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Forced marriage is all too common in my Haredi community

  Many young Orthodox men and women have no idea what they are getting themselves into when they say yes to a match

  By Yehudis Fletcher Aug 29, 2022 | 4 min read

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  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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  ‘Ya Ukrainets’

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

  By Robin Washington Aug 23, 2022 | 3 min read