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Opinion
Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left
Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse
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Opinion Trump has forced an impossible choice on American synagogues amid antisemitic attacks
New conditions on federal security grants pit Jews' safety against that of immigrants
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Opinion What we get wrong about how Germany has reckoned with its Nazi past
In Germany's eagerness to whitewash the crimes of the WWII era, there are sobering lessons for a post-Trump America
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Opinion Temple Israel was my home — and what I learned there can help us get through this difficult moment
Growing up in the West Bloomfield, Michigan, congregation that came under attack teaches the power of connection with each other and with neighbors
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Looking Forward What I learned at a Holocaust survivors’ Purim party
The undisguised joy of dancing together
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Opinion A gunman attacked a Michigan synagogue. Here’s what happens to the community next
Mass violence has effects that linger long after camera crews leave
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Opinion The one crucial domain in which Iran outwitted Israel
The ayatollahs have helped to shape popular perceptions of Israel on the left — whether or not the left knows it
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Opinion I was sexually abused at my synagogue as a child. Here’s how our community can protect others from that horror
There are best practices that could have helped me — and should help many others
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Opinion This Jewish philosopher knows our politics are absurd — and why that’s a good thing
In his underappreciated essays, Thomas Nagel counsels us against taking the world, our ourselves, too seriously
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Opinion Trump’s Iran dithering puts Israel in an unprecedented position
Israel is fighting a war in Iran over which it lacks fundamental control
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Opinion Can the US really bring Iranians democracy?
While some yearn for a return to the days of the shah, that solution carries its own risks
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