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Jewish identity

Posted inOff the Shelf

New books: Arab Jews, Latino Jews and other complicated identities

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 25, 2019June 26, 2019
"For shabbat tonight, we gave Max a kiddush cup that has been in our family for almost 100 years," Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Sept. 15, 2017. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inTech

Why Mark Zuckerberg suddenly embraced his Judaism

Ben Sales by Ben Sales October 4, 2017March 19, 2018
Some 20,000 visitors attended the closing event of the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, July 1, 2017. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inLocal Voice

Trip to Poland unexpectedly sparked pride in my Jewish identity

Mark Reisbaum by Mark Reisbaum August 2, 2017August 7, 2017
pride marchers carry lgbt pride flags with stars of david on them
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

American Jews have many identities, including Jewish identity

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg March 29, 2017March 30, 2017
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Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

In Trump’s America, are we white?

Sara Weissman by Sara Weissman January 11, 2017
High school student Jack Resnick on his semester in Israel (Photo/Courtesy of Jack Resnick)
Posted inUncategorized, Youth Voice

A wild Mizrahi service in Jerusalem opened my Jewish book

Jack Resnick by Jack Resnick January 11, 2017January 11, 2017
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Posted inColumns, Mixed & Matched, Jewish Life

Does having a Jewish grandfather make me Jewish?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 10, 2017January 11, 2017

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