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July 2020

Chanan Tigay, shown here in Venice, crisscrossed the globe to research his book. (Photo/Emanuele Dello Strologo)
Posted inCulture

Journalist and SFSU professor Chanan Tigay wins Cowan literary prize for Biblical whodunnit

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 28, 2020July 30, 2020
Reading mournful texts in the dark is a Tisha B'Av tradition. (Photo/JTA-Yaakov Lederman-Flash90)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Most Jews don’t know much about Tisha B’Av. That gives us educators a huge opportunity.

Tova Birnbaum by Tova Birnbaum July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
Shira Haas, right, and Amit Rahav in “Unorthodox.” (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Jewish Emmy nominations for 2020: ‘Unorthodox,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Maisel’ and more

by Emily Burack and JTA July 28, 2020
a woman in silhouette looks toward a sunset
Posted inMixed & Matched

There is life after interfaith relationships. I didn’t marry my Jewish fiancé and it worked out OK.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 28, 2020
A Black Lives Matter sign outside the White House during a protest in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, June 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Aurora Samperio-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

J. is fake news; Kushner is no celebrity; BLM is bad for the Jews; etc.

by J. Readers July 28, 2020
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Posted inU.S.

Republican senator from Georgia runs campaign ad showing Jewish challenger Jon Ossoff with elongated nose

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA July 28, 2020
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Posted inNorthern California

Police confirm alleged neo-Nazi leader is suspect in Sacramento synagogue vandalism incident

by Gabriel Greschler July 27, 2020July 29, 2020
Left: Elan Carr, the U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, at the Champions of Jewish Values 2020 Gala at Carnegie Hall in New York City, March 3, 2020. Right: Carr's tweet condemning a post from J Street.
Posted inOpinion

Antisemitism is rising worldwide — so why is Trump’s special envoy targeting the president’s American Jewish critics?

Hannah Rosenthal by Hannah Rosenthal July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
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Posted inSPONSORED CONTENT

Music’s power to engage people in Jewish life

by The Federation & Helen Diller Family Foundation July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
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Posted inCulture

How did German Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This woman’s 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

by Penny Schwartz and JTA July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

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