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.
Covid’s Collateral Damage: WomenWomen are paying a disproportionate price, at work and at home.New Brandeis Guide Aims to Deliver the Real Deal on IsraelBrandeis faculty members collaborated with scholars from around the world to create the first curated free guide that directs global audiences to reliable sites.OPINION: Time to Choose—Joe Biden or Donald Trump?Two Jewish female leaders—one an active Democrat, the other an active Republican—offer their views on the presidential candidates.SPONSORED CONTENT: Anti-Semitism, More Than a Jewish ProblemAnti-Semitism is an issue for all Americans and threatens to destroy our way of life.Members Share Their Nursing StoriesFrom working in a polio ward and humanitarian missions to other countries to volunteering at HMO, Hadassah members who are nurses describe their rich and varied careers.Hands-On Healing: Jewish Nurses, Yesterday and TodayNursing is America’s largest health care profession, and Jewish nurses have played crucial roles in its development.A New Program Helping to Make ‘Odd Couples’ Housing ShidduchsOdd Couples Housing matches seniors who have spare bedrooms with young students and professionals looking for affordable housing.Erin Zaikis on the Life-and-Death Matter of HandwashingZaikis was 23 when she founded Sundara, an organization that recycles soap and provides it free to communities where lack of hygiene leads to illness and death.Footer Menu Column 2
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