How a 16-year-old Jewish high school student is fighting back against book banning in Florida
In a state than bans more books than any other, Iris Mogul is starting a conversation about George Orwell, Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston
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Books A canceled JCC book talk shows Jews are entering a dangerous era of self-censorship
The Jewish author was told by the Mandel JCC in Florida that the political climate was 'complicated'
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Books What the Jewish author behind one of America’s most banned books has to say about censorship today
David Levithan, a pioneering author of queer young adult novels, is part of a landmark lawsuit against a Florida school district's book bans
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Books A Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery
The JCC cited the state’s ‘political climate’ in canceling a talk about Rachel Beanland’s book, set in 1811 in Virginia
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Film & TV Why are Jews suing to block abortion bans?
Paula Eiselt's documentary 'Under G-d' argues that religious freedom requires pro-choice public policy
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News Why are protesters waving swastika flags in front of Disney World?
As Disney has become a more prominent target of the far right, neo-Nazis have arrived at its gates
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Opinion Traveling to Florida while wearing a skullcap? You could end up on death row
NAACP’s travel advisory warning for Florida after DeSantis' assault on DEI programs has basis in historic racial injustice
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Books In Berlin, the Nazis burned Freud and Fitzgerald. Now Florida’s banning Eric Carle and Margaret Atwood
I went to Berlin to commemorate the 1933 book burnings. But all I could think about was the books banned at home today
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