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Covid’s Collateral Damage: Women
Women are paying a disproportionate price, at work and at home.

Women are paying a disproportionate price, at work and at home.
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A Lesson in Advocacy From Jewish Suffragists
As America celebrates the centennial of female suffrage this year, what’s striking is how much today’s female leaders have in common with our activist foremothers, many of whom were Jewish.

As America celebrates the centennial of female suffrage this year, what’s striking is how much today’s female leaders have in common with our activist foremothers, many of whom were Jewish.
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The Retro Appeal of the Catskills
Young Jews are revitalizing the Borscht Belt with boutique hotels and yoga retreats, turning the region into a burgeoning travel destination for savvy New Yorkers.

Young Jews are revitalizing the Borscht Belt with boutique hotels and yoga retreats, turning the region into a burgeoning travel destination for savvy New Yorkers.
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Women Rabbis Are Also Saying ‘#MeToo’
Female clergy are sharing their stories even as efforts are beginning to create policies to change attitudes and thwart inequalities.

Female clergy are sharing their stories even as efforts are beginning to create policies to change attitudes and thwart inequalities.
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Special Editorial: #WeAreAllJews
In the wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, Hadassah Magazine joins a group of leading American Jewish publications in condemning anti-Semitism and the climate of hate that is pervading our nation.

In the wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, Hadassah Magazine joins a group of leading American Jewish publications in condemning anti-Semitism and the climate of hate
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Growing Older Beats Getting Old
In this era of increased longevity, Jewish baby boomers are reimagining their future with initiatives that address emotional, spiritual and physical needs.

Jewish baby boomers are reimagining their future with initiatives that address emotional, spiritual and physical needs.
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Aly Raisman Wants to Protect and Educate Future Gymnasts
“I think we have to have stricter policies so that this is no longer tolerated; people have to stop looking the other way,” Raisman shares in this interview, one of several media appearances she is making to promote her new memoir, Fierce, which details her experience of sexual abuse.

“I think we have to have stricter policies so that this is no longer tolerated; people have to stop looking the other way,” Raisman shares in this interview.
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The Phenomenon of Jewish Book Clubs
Book clubs have transformed the solitary act of reading into interactive exchanges electric with the generous sharing of ideas and insights.

Book clubs have transformed the solitary act of reading into interactive exchanges electric with the sharing of ideas and insights.
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Sisterhood Takes Center Stage
Muslim and Jewish women came together for an annual gathering in New Jersey that creates a safe space for dialogue and mutual understanding.

Muslim and Jewish women came together for an annual gathering that creates a safe space for dialogue and mutual understanding.
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In Search of a New Generation of Jewish Leaders
In less than a decade, more than 75 percent of leaders of American Jewish institutions are expected to move on. Who will take their place?

In less than a decade, more than 75 percent of leaders of American Jewish institutions are expected to move on. Who will take their place?

‘The Shrink Next Door’, a Surreal, and Very Jewish, Podcast

'The Shrink Next Door,' rated No. 1 for three weeks straight on Apple’s Podcast charts, is about Manhattan "celebrity" psychiatrist Dr. Ike Herschkopf.

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Litigator Roberta Kaplan Takes on White Nationalists

by Ron Kampeas | JTA

Kaplan and her team very much want their Charlottesville case to come to trial and have the same impact as other high-profile cases.

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The U.S. Senate Condemns Anti-Semitism

by Ron Kampeas | JTA

The senate settled on text that avoids hot-button issues that members of each party have used to depict the other as susceptible to anti-Semitism.

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Congress Takes Steps to Increase Nonprofit Security Funding

by Ron Kampeas | JTA

Jewish nonprofits have used past grants to add barriers or install security systems at Jewish community centers, schools and synagogues.

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Boston Area Rallies Against Anti-Semitism

by Penny Schwartz | JTA

Wednesday’s rally was in support of Rabbi Nechemia Schusterman of Chabad of Peabody and Rabbi Sruli Baron of Tobin Bridge Chabad in Chelsea, north of Boston.