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Among the many recent controversies in the literary world was a protest against the free-speech group PEN America for inviting Mayim Bialik, a pro-Israel actor, to participate in an event. (Photo/JTA-Amanda Edwards-Getty Images)
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New effort underway to track antisemitism in the literary world, where anti-Israel sentiment is widespread

Philissa Cramer by Andrew Lapin and Philissa Cramer February 20, 2024February 20, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024
Matisyahu performs in concert during the "Hold The Fire Tour" at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Rick Kern-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Matisyahu concerts in the Southwest canceled after pro-Palestinian activists protest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 16, 2024
A Black Panthers protest in Tel Aviv, 1971. The large sign in the middle reads "Golda, teach us Yiddish." (Photo/National Library of Israel)
Posted inBooks

New book fills history gap about Israel’s Mizrahi-led Black Panther movement

by Dan Pine February 15, 2024May 2, 2024
The Center for Jewish History in New York, where the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is based. (Photo/Gryffindor-Wikimedia Commons)
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YIVO’s planned webinar series on Hamas exposes rift in Yiddish world over Israel

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar February 14, 2024February 23, 2024
Actor and author Brett Gelman is best known for his role as Murray in "Stranger Things." (Photo/Netflix)
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S.F. bookshop: ‘Stranger Things’ actor’s ‘intemperate’ remarks led to cancellation

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 12, 2024May 2, 2024
A woman places a lawn sign with the slogan “Stand Up To Jewish Hate” during a scene from a Super Bowl advertisement from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. (Screenshot)
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What is ‘Jewish hate’? Super Bowl ad leaves some confused

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld February 12, 2024
Israelis featured on the @israelsowhite Instagram account, which celebrates diverse Jewish heritage and pokes fun at claims that Israelis are “white colonizers.” (Photo/Courtesy Ben Younger)
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Instagram’s ‘IsraelSoWhite’ mocks notion of Israelis as ‘white colonizers’

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Clarence Jones in an ad from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism that will air during the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. (Photo/Courtesy of FCAS)
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Civil rights icon Clarence Jones stars in Super Bowl ad about racism and antisemitism

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 9, 2024February 12, 2024
The slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" is seen over the gateway to the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt. (Photo/Matthias Köhne via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
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What we keep getting wrong about the Holocaust

by Julia M. Klein February 8, 2024

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