Category Archives: Jewish

Jewish students like me thought not being on campus would at least spare them some drama. We couldn’t have been more wrong

TABLET MAG The Hate That Can’t Be Contained by Blake Flayton November 25, 2020 For Jewish college students like me who were sent home from our colleges and universities last March, the effect was at first chaotic. We were, like … Continue reading

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Herman Mankiewicz, depicted by Gary Oldman in new David Fincher film, sparred with Nazi propagandists and director Orson Welles, while anti-Semitism was widespread in film industry

JTA The real story behind ‘Mank,’ the new movie about the Jewish screenwriter who brought us ‘Citizen Kane’ by Gabe Friedman December 4, 2020 Acclaimed director David Fincher’s highly anticipated film “Mank,” on the Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and the … Continue reading

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Pro-Israel Progressive Ritchie Torres on why he’s against #BDS

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Left with virtual membership, congregants are asking why they have to pay their usual full amount of annual dues

FORWARD In LA, a high-profile merger prompts questions over the future of the synagogue by Ryan Torok November 29, 2020 In one of the biggest consolidations of recent years, University Synagogue, a Reform congregation with declining membership in the West … Continue reading

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Heard from Israeli New Yorker: “Every day I tell my husband, ‘We’re moving to Dubai’”

NEW YORK POST Surprise exodus of Jewish Americans moving to once-hostile UAE by Doree Lewak November 28, 2020 When Elie Abadie was in his Upper East Side home watching the signing of the historic Abraham Accords — the peace treaty … Continue reading

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Avdija is “putting aside the IDF olive drab” in favor of Washington Wizards red and blue

WASHINGTON POST Deni Avdija is ‘the greatest talent in Israeli basketball history.’ But is he ready for the NBA? by Steve Hendrix November 30, 2020 In the empty arena of this basketball-crazy city, Deni Avdija — swish — is saying … Continue reading

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“There’s a good reason the century-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict has not been solved: it can’t be”

AMERICAN PURPOSE The Peace Illusion by Michael Mandelbaum November 20, 2020 …The Biden Administration would be well advised, however, not to resume one particular feature of pre-Trump American foreign policy: the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. For three decades, successive American presidents … Continue reading

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EVENT Ember Foundation Virtual Guest Lecture Monday December 7

Ember Foundation invites you to a virtual guest lecture with Charlie Harary “Change: Coping & Thriving Through It” Monday, Dec 7, 2020 7-8pm CT Cost: $18 Click here to register The Ember Foundation supports concierge Jewish educational opportunities for business … Continue reading

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“Incoming president Joe Biden is reportedly close to selecting a vocal Israel critic to serve as his White House press secretary”

FREE BEACON Biden Eyes Israel Critic as White House Press Sec by Adam Kredo November 25, 2020 …Karine Jean-Pierre, a longtime campaign adviser and incoming vice president Kamala Harris’s chief of staff, is currently the “top candidate” for the job, … Continue reading

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Vienna rabbi attack comes weeks after “Islamist terrorist” killed four people near city’s main synagogue

ALGLEMEINER Woman Screaming ‘Slaughter the Jews’ Attacks Rabbi in Central Vienna as Onlookers Stand By by Staff November 27, 2020 A woman screaming “Slaughter the Jews” attacked a rabbi in broad daylight on a Vienna street on Thursday afternoon as … Continue reading

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