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Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
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What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
Demonstrators at a gathering of Israeli-Americans and Jewish Americans protesting the new Israeli government, Feb. 26, 2023, at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. (Photo/Lea Loeb)
Posted inNews

Why more American Jews aren’t protesting about Israel right now

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
(From left) W. Kamau Bell, Mira Stern, Courtney Desiree Morris and Adam Mansbach discussed ties between the Black and Jewish communities at a Jan. 17 forum at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco. (Photo/Bowerbird Photography)
Posted inAnalysis

What does the Black-Jewish alliance look like in 2023? In a word, messy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 2, 2023December 31, 2023
George Santos joined the newly elected GOP members of the New York State Senate and United States Congress during a press conference in Baldwin, New York, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alejandra Villa Loarca-Newsday RM via Getty Images)
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George Santos’ fake ‘Jew-ish’ story is not the most troubling lie he told

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Members of Israel United in Christ see themselves as being part of God's army. (Screenshot from YouTube/IUICEvents)
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How many Hebrew Israelites are there, and how worried should Jews be?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA November 28, 2022July 20, 2023
San Francisco police officers and F.B.I. agents gather in front of the home of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, Oct. 28, 2022, after her husband was attacked by a man who spread antisemitic conspiracy theories. (Photo/JTA-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
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A new anxious age: American Jews face open antisemitism in a tense political era

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
Josh Shapiro speaks to supporters at an event in Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mark Makela-Getty Images)
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5 quick takeaways for American Jews from the 2022 midterm elections

Gabe Friedman by Ron Kampeas, Gabe Friedman and JTA November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
Republican Jewish Coalition members listen to a prerecorded video from Donald Trump, in the Venetian resort in Las Vegas, Nov. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inAnalysis

Does Trump hate Jews, or just ‘bad Jews’?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA October 25, 2022
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This antisemitic social media site is ready to fund an alt-right Christian nationalist America

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward October 17, 2022October 17, 2022
Ben Ammi Ben Israel celebrating New World Passover with his followers in Dimona, Israel, May 2013. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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‘Black people are actually Jew[s]’: The historical origins of Kanye West’s inflammatory comments

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA October 12, 2022August 27, 2023

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