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The Era of the Jewish Gun Club
Alarmed by rising antisemitism, there is a growing trend of Jews who are considering what might have been unthinkable just a few years ago—bearing arms.

Alarmed by rising antisemitism, there is a growing trend of Jews who are considering what might have been unthinkable just a few years ago—bearing arms.
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All Are Welcome at the Park Slope Food Coop, Except Zionists
A former member recalls how the Coop felt like a small town where people wanted to help one another, until an anti-Israel agenda upended the store’s guiding principles.

A former member recalls how the Coop felt like a small town where people wanted to help one another, until an anti-Israel agenda upended the
A Snapshot of the Sephardic American Experience
Ashkenazi stories have long dominated the American Jewish narrative. Now, a landmark study is bringing the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience into sharper focus.

Ashkenazi 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 Story
An 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 America
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 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

It has become increasingly important to embrace the discomfort of disagreement in order to break the cycle of intolerance that our society has fallen into.

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Jewish Day School Enrollment Surge Tied to the War

by Sue Fishkoff

More than a third of day schools in North America saw increased inquiries from parents at some point after October 7.

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Ramping up—and Rethinking— Israel Education

by Sue Fishkoff

Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

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Deborah Lipstadt on the ‘Tsunami’ of Antisemitism

by Lisa Hostein

Ambassador Lipstadt, the Biden administration's antisemitism envoy, recently initiated global guidelines to fight Jew-hatred that she described as "pro-active" rather than reactive.

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Student-Penned Books Keep Holocaust Survivors’ Stories Alive

by Hilary Danailova

A Book By Me, an intergenerational storytelling project, is helmed by Deb Bowen, an unlikely champion of Jews.

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Trying to ‘Rekindle’ Black-Jewish Collaborative Energy

by Hilary Danailova

The Rekindle Fellowship aims to cultivate 'a national network of Black and Jewish changemakers' for face-to-face conversations and service projects to advance understanding.