Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .
antisemitism
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A Second Passport
Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .
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Is the Women’s March Melting Down?
An investigation into the leadership, organizational and financial status, and affiliations of the increasingly fractured Women’s March. Among many other explosive issues, the article interrogates the alleged anti-semitism of some of the March’s leaders, who support the outwardly anti-semitic, misogynistic, and anti-LBGTQ Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan.
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My Great Grandfather the Bundist
Writer and artist Molly Crabapple tells the story of her late great grandfather, self-taught artist Sam Rothbort, and of the Bund, the revolutionary anti-Zionist Jewish political party he joined in Vilna in 1898.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Exodus in the Ozarks
At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Forever Nomad
For an immigrant, losing a home is a given, but Margarita Gokun Silver wonders if never finding one again is also part of the journey.
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The Forever Nomad
For an immigrant, losing a home is a given, but Margarita Gokun Silver wonders if never finding one again is also part of the journey.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Quotes
You Can’t ‘Never Forget’ the Holocaust if You Haven’t Learned About It
A new study shows that knowledge about the Holocaust is dangerously at an all-time low.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
What Does It Mean to Be Jewish in Trump’s America?
At Vice, Eve Peyser belatedly embraces her Jewish identity after watching a rise in antisemitism ushered in by the new administration.
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Trump, Trolls, and Rediscovering My Jewish Identity
A personal essay by Eve Peyser about overcoming her reluctance to identify as Jewish, and coming to terms with her heritage, in the face of increased antisemitism ushered in by our 45th President.