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Jonathan Jacoby

Jonathan Jacoby

Jonathan Jacoby is the former executive director of New Israel Fund and president of Israel Policy Forum. He currently directs the Nexus Task Force, which is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Hate at Bard College.

a photo of the antisemitism entry in a dictionary
Posted inOpinion

Nuance is crucial in fighting hate. That’s why I helped write an alternative definition of antisemitism.

Jonathan Jacoby by Jonathan Jacoby June 7, 2023

(JTA) — My 95-year-old mother knows a thing or two about trauma. Not only because she is a survivor of Auschwitz but also because she is a psychologist. “What worries me,” […]

The Hollywood Bowl overflowed with people attending the "Rally for the survival of Israel" in 1967. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)
Posted inFirst Person

I rallied for the survival of Israel in 1967, but now I worry about its future

Jonathan Jacoby by Jonathan Jacoby and Forward June 13, 2022

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