Posts Tagged: American Jews
Israeli and Diaspora Jews Are More United Than We Think
JNS.org - In recent months, some Jewish community leaders and pundits have been sounding an alarm about a rift developing between American and Israeli Jews....
A Special Purim — and a Time for Jewish Unity
These are times of worldwide social and political upheaval. Predictably, Jews are immediately brought to the forefront, and antisemitism rages. Historically, when we encounter a...
Antisemitism and the ‘Visible’ Jews
JNS.org - One evening about 30 years ago, my girlfriend, who is now my wife, came home to our small flat in London, her eyes...
Jewish Unity: My Wish for ‘E Pluribus Junum’
In 1776, three American founding fathers were tasked with choosing a national symbol. John Adams chose Hercules. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson preferred variations on...
I’m a Jew, So I’ll Define Antisemitism
You would not ask an engineer to diagnose tuberculosis, nor would you ask a doctor to identify a tax problem. So why is it that...
After the Tree of Life Shooting, I Wanted to Hide — but I Knew I Couldn’t
JNS.org - It was a difficult stunt already, and this time I had to do it in front of 42,000 people during the final of the March...
All Politics Is Local: How Off-Campus Anti-Israel Activists Impact Campus BDS
Back in the summer of 2009, the Atlanta, Georgia chapter of the virulently anti-Israel Quaker organization American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) launched a campaign...
With Synagogue Membership Dwindling, Musician Looks to Show Meaning with Music
Joey Weisenberg may not look like a rock star. But staring at the crowd of more than 700 people on their feet at his recent...
Why the US Diaspora Misunderstands Israel
JNS.org - Israel is meant to be the nation-state of the Jewish people. But for some time now, we have been hearing that the US...
Which Way Hate in America, 2019?
JNS.org - Woe to any “expert” who is ready to predict where the US economy will be in December 2019 -- not after the wild...
Some Things Are More Important Than International Good Will
JNS.org - The recent spate of terrorist attacks against Israelis for which Hamas claimed credit launched a debate about what the Israeli government, led by...
Why the Majority of American Jews Feel Alienated From Israel
The very sad truth is that a large part of American Jewry has decided not to educate their children and grandchildren to be Jewish in...
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Hanukkah, and Jewish Unity
Below is an excerpt of a speech written for a memorial service held in Kokomo, Indiana for the victims of the attack on the Tree Of...
Study of American, Israeli Jews Shows Differences In Hanukkah Observance
JNS.org - A new study reveals that Hanukkah holds different levels of importance to Israeli Jews than American Jews, and highlights disparities in participation between Jews...
