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The author's father, James Rice, in 1946 at a camp housing Jewish orphans nicknamed New Palestine. (Photo/Courtesy Michael Rice)
Posted inOpinion

Saying goodbye to Trump’s immigration policy while remembering the Jewish refugees of post-war Europe

Michael Rice by Michael Rice December 15, 2020
Janet Silver Ghent sporting her new look. (Photo/Courtesy Silver Ghent)
Posted inOpinion

Thanks to the pandemic, I’m finally learning to live with my gray hair

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 11, 2020December 11, 2020
A family walks into the sunset on the beach with their young daughter
Posted inOpinion

My mom is Japanese and my dad is Jewish. Their love is not a punchline.

Hanah Bloom by Hanah Bloom and JTA December 7, 2020
Stanford University (Photo/File)
Posted inLocal Voice

Israel prepared me for grad school in ways I never imagined

Hunter Johnson by Hunter Johnson December 4, 2020December 7, 2020
Shayna Dollinger at Wesleyan University where she is a junior. (Photo/Courtesy  Dollinger)
Posted inLocal Voice

My pandemic year in college has brought pride and purpose

Shayna Dollinger (Courtesy) by Shayna Dollinger December 3, 2020December 4, 2020
Elior Amar, Jewish Agency Israel Fellow at UC Santa Cruz Hillel, at the 2020 AIPAC conference. (Photo/Courtesy Amar)
Posted inLocal Voice

In Santa Cruz, building a college pro-Israel community in challenging times

Elior Amar by Elior Amar November 30, 2020December 3, 2020
President Donald Trump walks at the White House, Aug. 20, 2019. (JTA/Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Some Jews of color are Trump voters, and other truths about political ‘diversity’

Mijal Bitton by Mijal Bitton and JTA November 25, 2020November 24, 2020
Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ San Francisco food bank has become a primary food source for many during the pandemic. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inOpinion

We must step up our charitable giving — our tzedakah — during the pandemic

by Yvette Alt Miller and JTA November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden with his family (Photo/JTA-Win McNamee-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I had no idea Joe Biden has a Jewish family. That’s actually a good thing.

Sophie Vershbow by Sophie Vershbow and JTA November 19, 2020
Mira Fox (Photo/Courtesy Fox)
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Why millennial Jews like me aren’t ‘Jewish voters’

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 10, 2020

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