As Florida Attempts to Make it Illegal, an Argument for the Sacred Work of White Discomfort
In Florida, a state senate committee wants to make it illegal to cause discomfort to…
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The Children of Bellow and Roth: New Book of Short Fiction Takes On the Male Jewish Experience
“I’m unbelievably bored writing about Judaism as a journalist,” author Gordon Haber said during a…
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In “The Promise,” A Reminder That U.S. Apathy to Genocide Endures
Today, after our invasion of Iraq led to the creation of Daesh, and after our silence in the face of murderous actions emboldened the Asad regime, we are intimately linked to the death of Syrians.
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Searching in Vain for a “Pure” Elie Wiesel
When they read Elie Wiesel’s Night, my Bible-belt students are regularly caught up short. They…
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A Nazi, a Jewish Prisoner, and a “Magic” Bible, Or, Christian Romance Fiction Gone Very, Very Wrong
Is there a prize for most offensive conversion narrative?
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Alright, Governor Huckabee, since you asked. . . After Mike Huckabee, who portrays himself as…
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A Secret Family History Shows “Regular” Life Under the Reich: Sarah Wildman on Paper Love
Sarah Wildman’s new book, Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind (Riverhead) chronicles her quest…
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Elie Wiesel Distorts Bible in Controversial “Child Sacrifice” Ad
A close look at scripture challenges Elie Wiesel’s narcissistic new tale of exceptionalism.
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And What of the Non-Jewish Jews?
The Pew poll revealed a significant number of Americans who, despite having no apparent reason to do so, identify as Jews.
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Opportunity Knocks in Pew Results
So the ground is shifting beneath our feet—what else is new?
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