Bradley Babendir
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Tawfiq Da’adli
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Ben Nadler
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Sam Adler-Bell
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Carolina Ebeid
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Report
Road to Nowhere
Israel’s Arab citizens fight for an address.
Elisheva Goldberg November 10, 2020
Responsa
Democrats Can’t Win Without the Left
Leftists recognize the need to work in coalition with liberals to fight the right. It’s time for liberals to reciprocate.
Mari Cohen November 13, 2020
Analysis
The Tragedy of Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn’s leadership augured a new era of left ascendancy in the UK. Instead, it has ended with the left badly defeated and bitterly divided.
Joshua Leifer November 27, 2020
Review
A Little Bit Nazi
Yishai Sarid’s new novel, The Memory Monster, is a bleak, brilliant reckoning with Israeli Holocaust memorialization.
Mitchell Abidor December 3, 2020
Editorial
Selective Memory
Throughout the Trump presidency, the American Jewish establishment’s focus on policing Holocaust analogies undermined efforts to hold the president accountable for stoking white nationalism.
Rebecca Pierce December 4, 2020
Report
Jewish Federations Urge Biden to Promote Controversial Definition of Antisemitism
The IHRA definition, already used by the Trump administration to adjudicate civil rights cases, has drawn criticism for suppressing pro-Palestinian activism.
Mari Cohen December 10, 2020
Analysis
How “Pro-Israel” Orthodoxy Keeps US Foreign Policymaking White
Recent attacks on Raphael Warnock are part of a long history of Black politicians being targeted for sympathizing with Palestinians.
Peter Beinart December 22, 2020
Fiction
THANX MARTIN GR8!1
“I’m not sure how to put this.” Neilson folded his arms over his chest. “But were you purposefully farting into the meditation cushion?”
Lee Conell December 24, 2020
Letter from the Editors
Jewish Currents 2020 Year in Review
A look back at the work we published this year that made the biggest impact.
The Editors December 28, 2020
Conversation
Siege Mentality
The Jewish Currents editorial staff discusses what the Capitol putsch means for the right and the left.
The Editors January 12, 2021