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Three curly-haired Jews. (JTA/Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

Our natural curly hair isn’t ugly or ‘unprofessional.’ It’s who we are.

Rachel Jacoby RosenfieldMaital Friedman by Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield, Maital Friedman and JTA January 15, 2020January 15, 2020
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inFilm

‘Uncut Gems’ puts age-old Jewish stereotypes front and center. Why has there been no backlash?

by Stephen Silver and JTA January 14, 2020
Two Jewish boys watching the sunset in the West Bank. (JTA/Laura Ben-David)
Posted inUncategorized

U.S. policy on Israeli settlements is the right call

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman January 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Police officers on the scene of a shooting at kosher grocery store in Jersey City, N.J., that left six dead, Dec. 10, 2019. (JTA/Rick Loomis/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

It’s time to call violent anti-Semitism what it is: domestic terrorism

Ron Klein by Ron Klein and JTA January 10, 2020January 14, 2020
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Posted inLetters

Shame on this newspaper; scary times on campus; Jell-O is bad for you; etc.

by J. Readers January 10, 2020January 10, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Jan. 8, 2020. (JTA/Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inEditorial

Let’s dial down U.S.-Iran tension while there’s still time

by J. Editorial Board January 9, 2020
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Posted inFirst Person

As a black Jew, I’m being forced to walk a tightrope after the Monsey attack

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
Rev. Kaloma Smith addresses hundreds of people who gathered Jan. 5 at University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto after the predominantly black church was vandalized. (AME Zion Facebook)
Posted inLocal Voice

Standing in solidarity with others strengthens us when we must stand up for ourselves

by David Waksberg January 7, 2020January 8, 2020
Iraqi Jews at the tomb of Ezekiel in Kifl, Iraq, in 1932. (Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection/Library of Congress)
Posted inUncategorized

Calling it ‘anti-Semitism’ is itself a form of racism

Loolwa Khazzoom by Loolwa Khazzoom January 7, 2020January 7, 2020
Dan Schifrin and daughter Elia overlooking the Spanish city of Toledo.
Posted inFirst Person

I had unfinished business in Spain, going back 500 years

Dan Schifrin by Dan Schifrin January 2, 2020January 7, 2020

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