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What Could Have Been
On Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig speaks to the crisis of Jewish identity in the shadow of Zionism’s broken promises.
Sophia Steinert-Evoy July 9, 2019
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Here Anyone Can Live Free
The Israeli Pavilion at the Venice Biennale raises uncomfortable questions about who should make social practice art.
Samuel Holleran July 8, 2019
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Lessons From Across the Pond
What British Jews can learn from the American Jewish left.
Emily Hilton July 2, 2019
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Policing the Borders of Suffering
When it comes to concentration camps and other carceral spaces, the debate over vocabulary lays bare the inconsistencies in our fights for justice.
Zoé Samudzi June 21, 2019
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If You Prick Watto, Does He Not Bleed?
Twenty years after The Phantom Menace, an antisemitic caricature reconsidered.
Aaron Freedman June 14, 2019
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Hebrew Schools Are Failing Jewish Kids
Pro-Israel propaganda has supplanted a meaningful Jewish education.
Elena Gormley May 29, 2019
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The Forward’s “Both Sides” Approach Has Failed
How an editor’s handling of the Omar controversy alienated Jews of color.
Nylah Burton May 15, 2019
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The Sabbath, an Island in Time, Under Attack
Finding solace in ritual after Poway and Pittsburgh.
Jonah S. Boyarin May 10, 2019
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Complex Inheritances
A trans interpretation of the story of Jacob and Esau.
Joy Ladin May 9, 2019
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The Electoral College Erases the Jewish Vote
Worse, it allows a more conservative minority of Jews to stand for the whole community.
Aaron Freedman May 8, 2019
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The Lethal Antisemitism of “Cultural Marxism”
A right-wing conspiracy theory has once again proved deadly.
Noah Berlatsky May 3, 2019
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Paying to Work: On the Student/Worker Distinction
The universities have a vested interest in overdetermining the distinction between student and worker.
Hailey Huget May 2, 2019
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Call It By Its Name
The right is scapegoating the left for its own deadly antisemitism.
Noah Kulwin April 30, 2019
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Who Owns the Orange?
Reclaiming a queer Passover symbol.
Amy Berkowitz April 15, 2019
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The Jewish Community’s Harassment Problem
Dependence on mega-donors clears the way for a toxic culture.
Catie Stewart April 4, 2019
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Jewish Communities Must Root Out Islamophobia
After New Zealand, we need to challenge all institutions that fund anti-Muslim bigotry.
Donna Nevel March 22, 2019
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This Purim, Stand Against Kahanism
We are still living with the consequences of the Hebron massacre.
Maya Rosen March 20, 2019
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Sites of Worship, Sites of Resistance
After Christchurch, communities of faith must fight white supremacy with solidarity.
Rebecca Pierce March 19, 2019
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Crocodile Tears After Christchurch
The right will never accept responsibility for the Islamophobia it has stoked.
Noah Kulwin March 16, 2019
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Beyond the Black-Jewish Alliance
The only way to fix the relationship is to start over.
Nylah Burton March 8, 2019
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AIPAC Isn’t the Whole Story
The Israel lobby represents a broad constellation of interests.
Jonah S. Boyarin March 4, 2019
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Bad Faith
The dogpile on Ihan Omar reinforces the double-standard for women of color.
Nylah Burton February 14, 2019
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Where’s the Lie?
Calling out the Israel lobby is not ipso facto antisemitism.
Noah Kulwin February 11, 2019
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American Uses and Misuses of the Holocaust
Wielding Holocaust memory to make America look good is an American tradition.
Mari Cohen February 8, 2019
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