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A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Trump is weaponizing antisemitism; A better Jewish response to refugees; Etc.

by J. Readers March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
California Assemblymember Dawn Addis (Courtesy)
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As California legislators, we must create clear standards for ethnic studies

Dawn Addis by Dawn Addis March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Voice of America broadcasters addressing Russian audiences at work in 1978. (Library of Congress)
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Targeted by Trump for oblivion, the Voice of America once nurtured the dreams of Jews worldwide

by Benjamin Ivry March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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It’s getting harder for young professionals to work at Jewish nonprofits

Rabbi Gray Myrseth by Rabbi Gray Myrseth March 17, 2025April 4, 2025
Bernie and Sylvia Morris, the author's parents, seen here wearing green around 2005, emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1957. (Courtesy Yvonne Boxerman)
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Don’t pinch me: This Dublin-born Jew won’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day

An older woman smiles slightly in a blue sweater by Yvonne Boxerman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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We can fight antisemitism without sacrificing free speech and academic freedom

Stephen Rohde (Courtesy) by Stephen Rohde March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
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Like other Jews I know, I’ve seen ‘No Other Land’ recently. Can we talk about it?

Russel Neiss by Russel Neiss March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
An antique illustration of Esther's banquet from the Purim story from a book published in London in 1876. (Getty Images)
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Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.

Amichai Lau-LavieJulie Dorf by Amichai Lau-Lavie and Julie Dorf March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
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AI’s breakneck speed must not leave ethics, including Jewish ones, in the dust

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman March 7, 2025March 14, 2025
Janet Silver Ghent dances with her father, Robin Martin Silver, at her first wedding in 1965. (Courtesy)
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I, too, found my way back to Judaism; Donations should be private

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