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How Yiddish Education Got Its Start In America, From Zionism To Socialism
In order to develop a modern pedagogical system for Jewish education, it was important to answer a number of difficult questions.
Ady Barkan Is Dedicating His Last Years To ‘Save Our Democracy’
“I am willing to give my last breath to save our democracy.”
A Transgressive, Brilliant Leftist Satirist’s Work Finds New Life In English
“Messiah in America”, now available in English, skewers capitalism, discrimination and an unfair immigration policy.
Jon Ossoff Moves To Center In Bid For Georgia House Seat
Ossoff, the Democrats’ hope in Georgia, has said he opposes raising taxes or adopting single-payer health care, putting him at odds with progressives.
Prominent Orthodox Rabbis Affirm Progressive Commitments
We respect and value holy debate, but we fear that many voices are being pushed out of the Orthodox community.
In Defense of the ‘Jewish Establishment’
The work of the “Jewish establishment” has gifted us with a level of comfort in the United States that our grandparents’ generation never had.
Progressive Jews Enter ‘Shadow Cabinet’ Against Trump
Participants include Harvard’s Larry Tribe and U.C. Berkeley’s Robert Reich.
Progressive Democrats Create ‘Grow a Spine’ Gift List for Chuck Schumer
Schumer has riled some in the grassroots with his seeming willingness to compromise on Cabinet picks and policy matters like infrastructure with President Donald Trump.
Progressive Jews From Around World Convene in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish activists from several countries are meeting in Brazil for the biennial congress of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, one of the world’s largest Jewish organizations. Rabbis, spiritual leaders, cantors, scholars, teachers, volunteers and other activists from across Latin America, Israel, United States, Canada and England…
New Israel Fund Sharpens Elbows for Fight With Right
In a strategic shift, the New Israel Fund is arming itself with a set of sharp political tools and picking a fight.
