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  American Jews can’t agree about anything — except Iran

  American Jews have rallied behind Iranian protesters in a rare show of solidarity, anti-Zionists and Israel hawks alike

  By Rob Eshman

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  In Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine,’ echoes of Nazi justifications for aggression

  'Lebensraum' and 'Gleichschaltung' are words that seem right at home in the worldview that the Trump administration is espousing

  By Terrence Petty Jan 14, 2026 | 4 min read
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  For 250 years, American Jews have answered prejudice with defiance

  Starting with the Revolution, writes a historian, Jews publicly rebutted wartime slander and asserted their place in the American story.

  By Austin Albanese Jan 13, 2026 | 4 min read

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  The synagogue means something special to Southern Jews — which makes the Mississippi arson that much darker

  To strike at a small community synagogue is to strike at Jewish life as a whole

  By Rachel Fink Jan 13, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Trump says Republicans ‘don’t like’ antisemites. Don’t trust him

  The president's words don't reflect the reality of a party that has grown more welcoming toward open antisemitism

  By Sruli Fruchter Jan 12, 2026 | 4 min read
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  For southern Jews, the Mississippi synagogue firebombing rekindles memories of exile and endurance

  The specter of violence seems to be haunting Jews everywhere we live

  By Anya Kamenetz Jan 12, 2026 | 4 min read
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  This Jewish philosopher would have called out the Trump administration’s b.s. in Minneapolis

  Harry Frankfurt's landmark bestseller 'On Bullshit' is all too applicable to the excuses given for Renee Good's killer

  By Robert Zaretsky Jan 12, 2026 | 4 min read
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  An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue. It feels hauntingly familiar.

  The fire at Beth Israel echoes a long history of synagogue attacks, including the 1958 bombing of The Temple in Atlanta

  By Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Jan 11, 2026 | 5 min read
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  A quiet diplomatic shift in the Middle East, with monumental consequences for Israel

  Talks backed by Washington signal a major shift after decades of hostility

  By Dan Perry Jan 10, 2026 | 4 min read
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  God heard the cries of Israelites in Egypt. Who will respond to our devastation in Minnesota?

  This week's Torah portion has powerful lessons for those grieving for Renée Nicole Good

  By Jill Avrin Jan 9, 2026 | 3 min read
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  The ICE shooting in Minneapolis shattered my Holocaust survivor father’s American dream

  The fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Good by an ICE agent has made terrifying family memories feel too close to reality

  By Beth Gendler Jan 9, 2026 | 3 min read