Ashkenazi stories have long dominated the American Jewish narrative. Now, a landmark study is bringing the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience into sharper focus.

A Snapshot of the Sephardic American ExperienceAshkenazi stories have long dominated the American Jewish narrative. Now, a landmark study is bringing the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience into sharper focus.
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Southern Jewry’s Complicated StoryAn adapted excerpt from ‘The Jewish South’ explores the complicated history of migrant Jews who flourished within a slaveholding society.
An adapted excerpt from ‘The Jewish South’ explores the complicated history of migrant Jews who flourished within a slaveholding society.
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Compromise and Hard Choices for Jews in AmericaFrom the nation’s founding to the present, generations of Jews have wrestled with the same question: How do you become fully American without ceasing to be fully Jewish?
From the nation’s founding to the present, generations of Jews have wrestled with the same question: How do you become fully American without ceasing to
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Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’ writes Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.
‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’
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Jewish Matchmaking? There’s an App For ThatA 20-something single searches for her King David on two of the newest and buzziest Jewish dating apps.
A 20-something single searches for her King David on two of the newest and buzziest Jewish dating apps.
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Female Athletes Make History at This Year’s ‘Jewish Olympics’These American women have the potential to write new chapters of Maccabiah history during this summer’s games.
These American women have the potential to write new chapters of Maccabiah history during this summer’s games.
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As Refugee Crises Intensify, Jews Aid in U.S. ResettlementSynagogues and other Jewish groups have historically mobilized to help resettle refugees—most recently from Afghanistan, and soon from Ukraine.
Synagogues and other Jewish groups have historically mobilized to help resettle refugees—most recently from Afghanistan, and soon from Ukraine.
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Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!
Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!
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Battling Antisemitism on CampusAs antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment heat up on college campuses, new strategies emerge.
As antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment heat up on college campuses, new strategies emerge.
Report: 7.5 Million Older, Whiter, Mostly Liberal Jews in AmericaThe study is based on data collected from approximately 150 independent surveys that sampled about 234,000 adults, including 5,300 Jews.A Year Later, Pittsburgh Survivors Struggle Through the HolidaysSigns of the attack remain everywhere in Squirrel Hill, the quiet, warm, tree-lined community that has been the home to Pittsburgh’s Jews for more than a century.What Does ‘Jew Down’ Mean, and Why Is It Offensive?The term to “Jew down” was born out of stereotypes formed during medieval times about Jews being cheap or prone to hoard money.Women’s March Board Member Billoo Removed After Two DaysThe board of the Women's March announced on Twitter on Wednesday that it found some of her "public statements incompatible with the values and mission of the organization."New Women’s March Board Member Critical of IsraelZahra Billoo, a lawyer for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in the Bay Area, has repeatedly made comments sharply critical of Israel.Active Security: The Gun Debate Comes to the SynagogueThe argument is not simply between Second Amendment die-hards and liberals fighting for stronger gun laws. It involves rising anti-Semitism, political rhetoric and easier access to firearms.Remembering Summers and Honeymoons in the Mountainsby Marlene PostMore than 80 readers shared stories of summers spent in mountain bungalows, and of jobs as babysitters and waiters.Grossinger’s Heiress on Life as ‘Elaine From That Famous Hotel’by Helen HillInsider memories shared by ‘Elaine from that famous hotel’—from Debbie Reynolds' wedding to Jenny Grossinger's cookbook.Footer Menu Column 2
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