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Richard Siegel was the director emeritus of the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management, headed the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and co-edited the seminal “Jewish Catalog” series of guides to do-it-yourself Judaism.
Posted inReligion

In US Judaism, we’re all ‘Catalogists’ now

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 17, 2018
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint news conference following their summit in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Chris McGrath-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Understanding the Syria moment at the Trump-Putin news conference

by Ron Kampeas July 16, 2018
Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, speaking at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, Oct. 2, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Leigh Vogel-Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
Posted inColumns

The ADL’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

by Andrew Silow-Carroll May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Member of Knesset Haneen Zoabi sits for an interview in a Berkeley café before her talk on campus. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inAnalysis

A disappointing encounter with the limits of dialogue

by Sue Fishkoff April 18, 2018April 26, 2018
Gefilte fish often starts the festive meal — leaving guests eagerly awaiting the next course. (Photos/JTA-William Thomas Cain-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

Which jokes not to laugh at, plus other tips for non-Jews attending their first seder

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
Evan Bernstein, left, and Oren Segal discussing the arrest of a St. Louis man charged in connection with bomb threats against JCCs, at the Anti-Defamation League national headquarters in New York City, March 3, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

‘Nobody is talking about anti-Semitism.’ Are you kidding?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 19, 2018March 20, 2018
President Donald Trump in the White House, Feb. 9, 2018, and an illustration of Cyrus the Great. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images & Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inColumns

Who is Cyrus the Great, and why is Bibi comparing him to Trump?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 8, 2018March 8, 2018
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call)
Posted inColumns

Why Wayne LaPierre freaks out Jews and heartens anti-Semites

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 1, 2018February 28, 2018
A makeshift memorial erected in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., days after the shooting that left 17 students and teachers dead, Feb. 18, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Joe Raedle-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

Here’s why we report on the Jewish victims of general tragedies

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 20, 2018February 20, 2018
A Virgin Airways plane at Heathrow Airport in London, Oct. 11, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Jack Taylor-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Virgin Atlantic called couscous Palestinian, and people got very upset

Ben Sales by Ben Sales February 15, 2018February 14, 2018

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