Patriotism
WATCH: Hasidic cantors, standing on cars, serenade medical workers with national anthem
Two Hasidic cantors sang the Star-Spangled Banner for medical workers outside NYU Langone Medical Center on Tuesday.
Trump Forgot The Words To Irving Berlin’s ‘God Bless America’
That’s right, the Jews are involved with this one, too.
The Fundamental American Value Missing From Trump’s Inaugural Address
In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump’s dark vision of patriotism omitted a key American value. It’s a Jewish value, as well.
Why Jews Should Support Colin Kaepernick’s Brave National Anthem Protest
Real patriotism means criticizing America when it needs criticizing, Lana Adler argues.
Reclaiming a Star-Spangled Progressive Patriotism in the Age of Donald Trump
It’s July 4 weekend, and we’re all watching the fireworks together: my partner and I, and a few hundred strangers. And it occurs to me: What I love about America is not what the loudest America-lovers love. In fact, I have a sense that it’s the opposite.
That Time a Jewess Joined the Daughters of the American Revolution
Abigail Minis was a widow, in her eighties and Jewish, but that didn’t stop her from doing her part to fight the British during the Revolutionary War. She put her skills and resources as an innkeeper to use and paid for food for soldiers fighting for American independence in 1779 in Savannah, Georgia.
Yes, I'm From Austria. And I'm Jewish. Next Question.
When you come from a German-speaking country like Austria, be prepared for questions from American Jews. Here are Anna Goldenberg’s least favorite ones.