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Opinion

Janet Silver Ghent in Paris in 2016.
Posted inLetters

Yay, upbeat news; Oy, the rigors of travel; Face it, progressives; etc.

by J. Readers March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
Posted inHolidays

Passover and the California ethnic studies curriculum

Rabbi Beth SingerRabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 5, 2021
Lori, a Holocaust survivor from the JFCS Holocaust Center speakers' bureau, addresses students in March 2019. (Photo/Trish Tunney)
Posted inEditorial

Holocaust survivors are fewer and fewer. Many live in poverty. We can’t forget them now.

by J. Editorial Board March 4, 2021March 5, 2021
Nathan Salsburg in a barn on his property, which also functions as his office. (Photo/Joan Shelley)
Posted inEditorial

Folk guitarist Nathan Salsburg makes experimental soundscapes from old Jewish phonograph records

Daniel Bromfield by Daniel Bromfield and JTA March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
Sinai Memorial Chapel's main office on Divisadero Street in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inFirst Person

An inside look at our Jewish funeral home during Covid

Sam Salkin by Sam Salkin March 2, 2021
Eliana S. with her service dog.
Posted inFirst Person

How do we help disabled Jews feel more at home in our communities?

Eliana S. by Eliana S. February 26, 2021March 3, 2021
Effi Hertzke, 81, in an Israeli TV news segment that went viral. (Screenshot)
Posted inOpinion

The remarkable linguistics of Israel’s beloved American gym bubbe

Sharon Avni by Sharon Avni and JTA February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Michael Che makes a joke about Israel's vaccine rollout on Saturday Night Live on Feb. 20, 2021. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inOpinion

What Jewish comedians made of Michael Che’s Israel joke

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA February 24, 2021February 26, 2021
image of capitol building
Posted inLocal Voice

The California ethnic studies firestorm is far from over

Seth Brysk (Courtesy) by Seth Brysk and Forward February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
(Illustration/JTA-Rebecca Kerzner)
Posted inReligion

For this second pandemic Purim, let’s focus on giving tzedakah

Sharon Weiss-Greenberg by Sharon Weiss-Greenberg and JTA February 22, 2021

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