Posts Tagged: American Jews
A Note to Political Observers: Israelis Are Not Americans
When I moved to Israel four years ago, I assumed I would have fewer conversations about the president of the United States. I couldn’t have...
A View From Here: The Ongoing Predicament of French Antisemitism
From this side of the ocean, attempting to analyze contemporary French antisemitism sometimes feels like a roller coaster ride. The history of French Jewry, which has...
Why It’s Our Duty to Remember the Past
One of my first childhood memories is my pre-kindergarten “Pilgrim’s Landing” reenactment. Half the class dressed as Pilgrims, and sat in canoes. The other half...
Why Israel Is Critical for Creating the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
Spending an extended amount of time in Israel is critical for creating the next generation of Jewish leaders. Our own paths to becoming Jewish organizational professionals...
Branding American Jews as War Criminals: The Campaign to Ostracize American Jewry
At a recent event on October 29, a number of student groups at the City University of New York (CUNY) laid out their ongoing campaign...
A New Tack for US Jews Fighting Antisemitism: The ‘You’re Dead to Me’ Strategy
By now, the failure of the American Jewish establishment should be manifest and self-evident. The pogrom that struck the Jewish community in May, including violence...
Will the Plight of Afghans Recast the Debate About Refugees?
JNS.org - In recent years, many Jewish groups have redoubled their advocacy for more liberal immigration laws. This was rooted in remembrance of the immigrant...
Ideas for Combating Antisemitism in 2021
Much has been written about the recent rise in antisemitic activities, and much of the blame has been incorrectly attributed to white supremacy. While right-wing...
It’s Time to Affirm Jewish Pride
Surveys reveal that a disturbingly large number of American Jews feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad. In response, let me share the...
American Jews Can No Longer Afford to Be Apathetic About Our History
By now, most people have read about the poll suggesting that far too many American Jews have bought into objectively false claims of “apartheid” and...
Remembering Leo Frank: Antisemitism Then and Now
August 17th marks the 106th anniversary of the lynching of Leo Frank, an Atlanta Jewish businessman who was falsely accused of murder and then kidnapped...
What Jews Owe to Christopher Columbus
I once had a meeting postponed because the client’s office was shut for Columbus Day. Irritated about rescheduling, someone asked “they still celebrate that?” Indeed,...
The Crisis of Peter Beinart
Since becoming editor-at-large for Jewish Currents, Peter Beinart has been the author of some extremely provocative essays about Israel and Zionism. In response to his New...
It Has Happened Here
As a Jew, I have lived my whole life with the ominous cold comfort of the words, “It can’t happen here.” It’s what my parents told...
