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Mijal Bitton

Mijal Bitton

Mijal Bitton, Ph.D., is a scholar in residence at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and the Rosh Kehilla of the Downtown Minyan.

New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
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Securing synagogues and protecting Jews of color don’t have to be at odds

Mijal BittonRabbi Isaiah Rothstein by Mijal Bitton, Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein and JTA January 21, 2022

Jews across America are still reeling from this past Shabbat when a rabbi and three congregants were held at gunpoint by an antisemitic terrorist in Colleyville, Texas. In response to […]

President Donald Trump walks at the White House, Aug. 20, 2019. (JTA/Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Some Jews of color are Trump voters, and other truths about political ‘diversity’

Mijal Bitton by Mijal Bitton and JTA November 25, 2020November 24, 2020

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