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Yiddish World The Fantasy Writer, Der Nister, and His Ambivalence Towards Zionism
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Der Nister, a master of fantasy tales who later turned to Soviet-style realism in his writing, was a complicated man and rarely opened himself up to strangers. There were books of memoirs written about him but they deal, for the most part, with his earlier years. The…
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Fast Forward Isaac Herzog Ousted As Israel Opposition Leader
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog lost his bid for re-election to head the center-left Labour Party on Tuesday and the position will be filled by one of two other candidates who will contest a runoff next week. Veteran lawmaker Amir Peretz, a former defense minister, topped the vote held among Labour Party members, with Avi…
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Opinion What Do TIP And The Dyke March Have In Common? Absolutely Nothing.
What do The Israel Project and the Chicago Dyke March organizers have in common, Peter Beinart asks in his response to my op-ed published on Tuesday. Nothing — that’s the short and only answer to his latest slanderous assault on the integrity of my organization. We, at TIP, are a nonpartisan, centrist, umbrella organization that…
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Life ‘Are You Or Have You Ever Been A Zionist?’ A Letter To Chicago Dyke March
To the Chicago Dyke March organizers: “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” The House Un-American Committee (HUAC) routinely asked that question. The history of McCarthy-era witch-hunts shows that political litmus tests and coerced loyalty oaths serve to clean house, to delegitimize and expel undesirables. Not surprisingly, HUAC…
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Opinion The Chicago Dyke March And The Israel Project: Guilty Of The Same Intolerance
Watch the American debate over Israel closely and you notice an intriguing symmetry. In official Washington, where establishment Jewish groups wield power, they erect a de facto litmus test for Palestinians: Endorse Zionism or we will bar you from the halls of power. Earlier this month, for instance, Nadia Ben-Youssef, a representative of Adalah, which…
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Opinion Fresno State Professors Must Stop Pushing Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories
Prof. Vida Samiian knew just whom she wanted to blame when the search to fill the Edward Said Professorship in Middle East Studies was suspended at California State University, Fresno. As she stated in an angry letter of resignation from the faculty, Samiian believed that the process had been derailed by “vicious and discriminatory attacks…
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Fast Forward Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown Scolds ZOA For Praising Steve Bannon
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, scolded the Zionist Organization of America for what he perceived to be its support for Stephen Bannon, President Trump’s senior strategist. Brown, speaking Tuesday at the conservative pro-Israel group’s annual Washington conference, appeared upset that the room had applauded the mention of Bannon’s name. Bannon is the former…
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Opinion The Big Tent: What Camping Can Teach Us About Israelis And American Jews
Every year for the past six, I’ve spent an early summer weekend camping with several dozen Jewish parents (mostly fathers) and their elementary-school-age kids. We all live in the New York area, but roughly one-quarter grew up in Israel. The other three-quarters hail from the United States or other parts of the Diaspora. Over the…
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