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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

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Call the Midwife

by Debra Rubin

Women across the United States still seek an alternative path to childbirth.

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Confronting Anti-Semitism in a Small Montana Town

by Uriel Heilman

Rabbi Francine Green Roston is at the center of a confrontation between Jews and supporters of a local neo-Nazi.

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Bringing Books to Kids in Rural Africa

by Hilary Danailova

To honor his Muslim, African-born mother, Ethan Greeley raised $20,000 to build a library in Burkina Faso as his bar mitzvah project.

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Love Letters: A Lost Writing Genre

by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Peninnah Schram

Once, Jewish men and women put pen to paper to express their most passionate feelings to their beloved.

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A Talk With Tiffany Shlain, Founder of Character Day

by Alix Wall

Over 90,000 venues in 124 countries have taken part in Character Day.

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He Was Larger Than Life Despite Disability

by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

As the Jewish world continues to raise awareness about the need for supporting and accommodating people with disabilities, let's remember people like my Uncle Mace.