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Politics
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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Politics
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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World
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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World
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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Politics
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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Arts
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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Politics
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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Politics
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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Arts
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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World
Emhoff Emerges as Face of White House Fight Against Antisemitism
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has become a forceful voice against what he called an “epidemic…