Can James Talarico’s faith-forward politics invigorate the Jewish religious left?
The Texas Democrat brings the language of religion, and a sharp critique of Israel, to his battle for the Senate and against the Christian right
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Fast Forward Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun are all on the ballot in key primaries in Texas and NC on Tuesday
Democrats take in anti-AIPAC spending while a GOP candidate cracks Nazi jokes
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News Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools. Is that good for the Jews?
The proposal underscores a complicated moment for Jewish literature in Texas schools
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Opinion My university wants me to sign a loyalty oath — am I in America or Vichy France?
An unsettling memo from a Texas university recalls France's lurch into authoritarianism during WWII
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Fast Forward Texas man charged with making antisemitic death threats to Jewish conservative pundits
“You gonna get hung from the capitol baby,” wrote the suspect, Nicholas Lyn Ray, to far-right Jewish conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer
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Culture Kinky Friedman has been gone a year, but his family’s summer camp lives on
Tom and Min Friedman's Echo Hill Ranch is enjoying a second life as a camp for the children of Gold Star families
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Fast Forward For the Jewish community in central Texas, deadly flooding hits close to home
One Jewish family sent three generations to Camp Mystic
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Fast Forward Texas may soon require schools to post the Ten Commandments. Meet the Jewish lawmaker fighting back.
Rep. Jon Rosenthal is the only Jewish member of the Texas House
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