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Josh Galant with trays of piroshki, the family business for 25 years. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

The humble piroshki has sustained this San Francisco family for 25 years

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
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 inAnalysis

Israel’s new call to deport African Hebrew Israelites reopens old wounds

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 28, 2021December 10, 2021
A dozen people stand holding up a blue banner that reads "Refugees Welcome" in large white letters.
Posted inU.S.

‘Relieved but disappointed’: America’s Jewish refugee agency in the Biden era

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Yom HaShoah and the importance of welcoming the stranger

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel April 7, 2021April 7, 2021
One of the many hotels Jenny Wong's parents worked at as new immigrants in America.
Posted inLocal Voice

Asian Americans like me are finding the courage to share our trauma 

Jenny Wong by Jenny Wong March 23, 2021
From the cover of “Concealed: Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America” by Esther Amini.
Posted inBooks

Family histories open new windows on historical events

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 16, 2021February 17, 2021
Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions," a French and Israeli series now streaming on HBO Max.
Posted inTV & Film

Death, marriage and immigration in French-Israeli series ‘Possessions,’ now streaming in US

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 8, 2021February 14, 2021
Elias Rosenfeld speaking in Washington. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenfeld)
Posted inUncategorized

I’m a Jewish DACA recipient — finally able to breathe a sigh of relief

Elias Rosenfeld by Elias Rosenfeld and JTA January 27, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Delaware, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Joe Biden has a lot planned for Day One — including on these issues that have galvanized Jewish voters

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
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

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