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Rafael Medoff

Rafael Medoff

Rafael Medoff is a historian, author and member of the steering committee of the Committee on Ethics in Jewish Leadership.

Cantor Nathan Lam during his first service at Temple of the Arts, March 25, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inOpinion

Cantor in sexual misconduct scandals should not lead Yom Kippur services in L.A.

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

News that a cantor at the center of sexual misconduct allegations will help lead Yom Kippur services at a Beverly Hills synagogue is deeply troubling. It’s also a vivid reminder […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gives a victory speech at his election-night party in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 17, 2022 (Photo/JTA-Michael M. Santiago-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

How politicians on both sides are bringing bigots back from the margins

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
A view of the shoes worn by Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics during the first half of a game against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Nov. 17, 2021 in Atlanta. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The Beijing Olympics looks a lot like Nazi Germany’s 1936 Olympics

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff and Forward February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
The Brandenburg Gate decorated for the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-controlled Berlin.
Posted inOpinion

2022 Olympians have a chance to protest China’s Uyghur genocide — just like brave athletes did during the Nazi games in 1936

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff and Forward December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Ben Cole as President Charles Linbergh (left) and John Turturro as Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf in "The Plot Against America." (HBO)
Posted inHistory

FDR had a Jewish strategy much like the one in ‘Plot Against America’

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

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