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You Can’t Save Democracy in a Jewish State

The warnings come every day: Israeli democracy is in danger. Since Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government announced plans to undermine the…

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George Santos and Being ‘Jew-ish’ Among Jews

I know I should be horrified by the revelations about George Santos, the representative-elect from Queens who seems to have…

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Netanyahu’s New Ministers Have Very Strict Ideas About Who Is a Jew

For years, there has been a growing gap between Israelis and American Jews when it comes to Israel’s policies toward…

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Day 25: That Time an Orthodox Jew Celebrated Christmas

The first and only time that Alex Edelman’s family celebrated Christmas, their tree was topped not by a star, but…

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Did George Santos Also Mislead Voters About Being Jewish?

Genealogy websites cited by The Forward suggest that Mr. Santos’s grandparents were born in Brazil, and were not “Holocaust refugees,”…

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Potato Latke Cocktail, Anyone?

In the winter of 2021, not long after President Biden’s inauguration, I walked into a small house party while another…

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Contemplating a Canon of Jewish American Films

Two new films remind us that the experiences of U.S. Jews don’t often get the Hollywood treatment. When they do,…

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What in the World Is Happening in Israel?

A week of reporting from Israel and the West Bank has left me feeling that the prospect for a two-state…

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Israelis Have Put Benjamin Netanyahu Back in Power. Palestinians Will Likely Pay the Price.

HAIFA, Israel — As the prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu finalizes the formation of Israel’s most extreme right-wing government to date,…

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When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism

In this unsettling moment, comedians, filmmakers, playwrights and others have been struggling against a long-ingrained American response to look away.

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