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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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On Accompaniment
The migrant caravan brings solidarity practices with them on their journey north.
Rachel Ida Buff February 7, 2019
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Only a Green New Deal Can Save Us
The crisis of climate change is too important to leave in the hands of billionaires.
Kate Aronoff, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Alyssa Battistoni, and Thea Riofrancos February 5, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez’s Jewish Heritage Isn’t About You
AOC’s announcement of Jewish heritage needs to be read in the context of Sephardic and Latin American history.
Maxwell Ezra Greenberg and Max Modiano Daniel January 18, 2019
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What Ocasio-Cortez’s Jewish Heritage Means
Claiming Jewish heritage is fundamentally different than claiming Jewishness. But it still matters.
Shaul Magid January 8, 2019
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Jack Kirby’s Golem
Ben Grimm’s Jewishness has been hiding in plain sight for decades.
Ben Schwartz December 26, 2018
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Unrequited Love: When Women Study the Talmud
Women Talmud scholars find different paths through a patriarchal text.
Susan Reimer-Torn December 11, 2018
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Marc Lamont Hill Did Nothing Wrong
Moral seriousness is no reason to be fired.
Noah Kulwin November 30, 2018
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Shoahtecture
Are we building Holocaust memory all wrong?
Samuel Holleran November 26, 2018
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On Shiva, Personal and Collective
The writer remembers a shiva for her father, Krishna, at a moment of collective Jewish grief and fumbling for solidarity.
Dania Rajendra November 6, 2018
