Opinion

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  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

  5 min read
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  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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  An honest conversation about JFREJ

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  Salman Rushdie — like Jewish history — shows how wars against ideas end in bloodshed

  The first step in the genocide of a people is often a war against their ideas. For leaders who aim to hold their own people hostage, censorship of free expression is the quickest way to fake absolute power, dominance and control.

  By Laura E. Adkins Aug 16, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Sanctifying the stutter: How I embraced my speech disorder as a Jewish cantor

  A space in which I was given the time to speak freely became my Shabbat

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