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Paziyah Baht Israel (far left), a member of the African Hebrew Israelites' renowned New Jerusalem Fire Choir, is one of dozens of members of the community to receive surprise deportation notices from the Israeli government. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inOpinion

To male Jewish leaders; Scary times for French Jews; The problem with Jerusalem Day; No such thing as a free lunch; etc.

by J. Readers May 13, 2021
Sen. Bernie Sanders and youth climate activist Sarah Goody.
Posted inLetters

Justice for Sarah Halimi; Inspired by young activists; Abbas is a liar; Etc.

by J. Readers April 28, 2021April 28, 2021
A Palestinian man who works in Israel receives the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel, March 9, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Amir Levy-Getty Images)
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The winemaker fires back; Palestinians and vaccines; Hate in Alameda; Wrong on ethnic studies; Etc.

by J. Readers April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
State Sen. Scott Wiener. (Photo/JTA-Randy Shropshire-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Orthodoxy and medicine; Antisemitism is racism; Ethnic studies opinions; etc.

by J. Readers March 31, 2021April 2, 2021
Rabbi H. David Teitelbaum in 2011. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
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Farewell to Rabbi Teitelbaum; Ethnic studies curriculum is bad for the Jews; etc.

by J. Readers March 19, 2021March 23, 2021
Janet Silver Ghent in Paris in 2016.
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Yay, upbeat news; Oy, the rigors of travel; Face it, progressives; etc.

by J. Readers March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci listens to President Joe Biden at the National Institutes of Health, Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Saul Loeb-AFP via Getty Images)
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Hooray for Dr. Fauci; Wise up, progressives; More on SF school renaming; That Gabe Stutman sure is great; etc.

by J. Readers February 19, 2021February 19, 2021
Police use tear gas around the Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters breached the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Lev Radin-Pacific Press-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

‘Totalitarian’ school renaming; Equating twerps with Nazis; Enjoy your plastic straws!

by J. Readers February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol building, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Win McNamee-Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

Jewish and Black; What would MLK think?; Our misleading cover story; BDS isn’t antisemitic; etc.

by J. Readers January 21, 2021
White supremacists at the "Unite the Right" rally attempt to guard the entrance to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. 12, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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Jews are not white supremacists; BLM ‘Reign of Terror’ comes for Feinstein; Congrats to J. on 125 years; etc.

by J. Readers January 7, 2021

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