Newsletter

Savior Story

The Red Sea Diving Resort treats Ethiopian Jews as hapless victims, rather than political agents.

Hannah Borenstein November 14, 2019

Netanyahu’s Last Stand

The embattled prime minister hopes a strike on Gaza will help him form a unity government.

Edo Konrad November 13, 2019

Best-Case Scenario

Jewish Currents interviews the authors of A Planet to Win about the radical potential of the Green New Deal.

Jewish Currents November 12, 2019

How to Fight Antisemitism

The forces fomenting antisemitism are the forces arrayed against oppressed people around the world, including Palestinians.

Bernie Sanders November 11, 2019

Meditations in an Emergency

On climate change, the Holocaust, and messianic time

Ari M. Brostoff November 7, 2019

How Far Is J Street Willing to Go?

Its annual conference has become a space for left-wing criticism of Israel, but the organization remains cautious.

Arianna Skibell November 6, 2019

Ruins of the Israeli Bund

A photo essay documents the remnants of the shuttered home of the Arbeter Ring in Tel Aviv.

William Pimlott and Ethan Schwartz November 5, 2019

How Jewish Organizations Are Responding to the Kurdish Crisis

Jews and Kurds share histories of exile and persecution, but the US and Israel’s geopolitical interests complicate solidarity.

Daniel Boguslaw November 4, 2019