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Rob Eshman

Rob Eshman

Rob Eshman is a senior columnist for the Forward. Follow him on Instagram @foodaism and Twitter @foodaism or email [email protected].

A newly arrived Darfuri refugee woman at Arkoum 1 Refugee Camp. (Photo/Forward-Monim Haroon)
Posted inUncategorized

The genocide in Darfur didn’t go away, but the Jewish community’s attention did 

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Posted inJewish Life

A hip LA wine bar hosted an Israeli chef — and Instagram lost its mind

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman August 30, 2023August 30, 2023
(Image by Laura E. Adkins via OpenArt)
Posted inOpinion

Why did two LA lawyers tank their careers with antisemitic emails?

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman June 8, 2023
Neo-Nazis and white Supremacists take part in a march the night before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Aug. 11, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Zach D Roberts-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Vice Media valiantly covered the far-right. Jews should care that they’re on the verge of collapse

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman May 16, 2023
Sen. Dianne Feinstein walks to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol Building, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Of course Dianne Feinstein doesn’t want to go. Neither did Moses.

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward May 8, 2023
Posted inYouth Voice

Overhyping antisemitism? Maybe I’m the frog in slowly boiling water

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward March 3, 2023
An Israeli flag waving in the wind
Posted inOpinion

When did Zionists become snowflakes?

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward January 24, 2023
Students walk past a building at the UC Berkeley's law school, Jan. 30, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jane Tyska-Digital First Media-East Bay Times via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

UC Berkeley does not have ‘Jew-Free Zones.’ Saying it does causes real damage

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Congregants of Nashuva cast bread into the waters of Santa Monica Bay during the Rosh Hashanah tashlich ritual in 2021. (Photo/Forward-Rob Eshman)
Posted inFirst Person

Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, a new reason to feel guilty: your tashlich litter

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward September 23, 2022September 28, 2022
(Photo/Forward-Rob Eshman)
Posted inOpinion

Can a Jew cook Palestinian food without getting all political?

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward August 26, 2022

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