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  Why Richard Spencer Had Something to Smile About After Getting Punched in the Face

  It’s okay to punch a Nazi in the face if it’s a real Nazi you are punching. And if that real Nazi is trying to do real harm to you or someone else, and by punching the person you may be able to stop it. And if there is no other choice available to you….

  By Jane Eisner

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  Fault Lines Season 1, Episode 2

  A compelling discussion from two contrasting viewpoints on the Trump administration’s position on Israel. Listen to “Season 1, Episode 2” on Spreaker. Let the world know what you think about Fault Lines – rate our episodes, and share your thoughts in a review on iTunes. Download episodes here. Subscribe to Fault Lines and listen anytime….

  Jan 24, 2017 | < 1 min read
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  Can Auschwitz Be a Graveyard and a Tourist Destination?

  Menachem Rosensaft once wrote that “as much as any other event, if not more so, the Holocaust requires the chronicler to be scrupulously accurate.” He further notes that “the greater the popularity of this subject, the greater the need for vigilance regarding the treatment it is accorded.” As we approach International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we…

  By Tom Tillett Jan 24, 2017 | 4 min read

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  How Auschwitz Can Be Both a Memorial and a Center for Education

  How should we define the authentic remains of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, which today are protected and preserved by the Auschwitz Memorial? Should we define it as: 150 buildings, about 300 ruins, including those of five gas chambers and four crematoria in Birkenau that are especially important to the history of…

  By Pawel Sawicki Jan 24, 2017 | 5 min read
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  Smearing Fellow Jews as ‘Kapos’ Disqualifies David Friedman from Representing America

  President Donald Trump’s nomination of lawyer David Friedman to be the next US ambassador to Israel has provoked alarm and outrage in some quarters, especially among many American Jews. Objections to Friedman have been raised on several grounds. Critics cite the fact that he opposes a two-state solution and supports Jewish settlements in the West…

  By Alan Elsner Jan 24, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Women’s March Organizers Should Be More Careful About the Company They Keep

  On the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, women from around the country took to the streets to protest the election and rhetoric of the new President. Women met on the streets of their own towns and cities across the country and around the world, and they traveled from far and wide to protest in Washington…

  By Bethany Mandel Jan 24, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Trump and Netanyahu Are Going To Get Jews Killed — Unless They Change Course

  When the mass violence starts, and some Israeli Jews die, and many more huddle in bomb shelters, I won’t write a column like this. I won’t write a column like this because when Jewish blood flows, it changes the conversation. American Jews became less tolerant of criticism of Israel. And I feel less comfortable offering…

  By Peter Beinart Jan 24, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Fault Lines Season 1, Episode 1

  A thought provoking analysis on American-Jewish politics, culture and identity in the era of President Trump. Listen to “Season 1, Episode 1” on Spreaker. Let the world know what you think about Fault Lines – rate our episodes, and share your thoughts in a review on iTunes. Download episodes here. Subscribe to Fault Lines and…

  Jan 23, 2017 | < 1 min read
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  How Russia Came to America — and Gave Us Trump

  I first left the Soviet Union 37 years ago as a teen with my Russian Jewish family, full of excitement about America and freedom; I officially left it again nearly 25 years ago, on the day the USSR was formally dissolved and my birthplace simply became Russia. America fast felt like home. It wasn’t perfect,…

  By Cathy Young Jan 23, 2017 | 4 min read
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  What Trump Can Do for Mideast Peace on Day One

  (JTA) — In the run-up to his swearing-in on Friday, President Donald Trump made a series of big promises to Israel. Aside from his oft-repeated pledge to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, he has talked about reviving the peace process with the Palestinians, with a goal of achieving a deal before he…

  By Jonathan A. Greenblatt Jan 23, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Could Ivanka Trump Be the Lisa Simpson of the White House?

  What if famous cartoon doofus Homer Simpson, by some stroke of fate, became mayor of his fictional town of Springfield? The character, known for his harebrained schemes and for his reliance on dumb luck to get by, isn’t based on any real-life personalities, though lately a certain politician has brought him to mind. What would…

  By Bethany Mandel Jan 23, 2017 | 4 min read