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A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: ‘Christian supremacy’

Fordham University’s Magda Teter says “the Jews will not replace us” ideology of the racist right is a legacy of church doctrine.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 14, 2023 6:45 am

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Why a liberal Zionist rabbi isn’t taking to the streets over Israel’s judicial reform plan

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch has spoken out against the current government, but says there are limits to Diaspora criticism of the Jewish state.

April 30, 2023 6:45 am

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‘The Jewish Catalog’ turbocharged DIY Judaism. 50 years later, one of its editors is back with a ‘bookend.’

Fifty years after “The Jewish Catalog,” Michael Strassfeld sets out to describe the purpose of ritual and observance.

April 2, 2023 6:45 am

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A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 5, 2023 7:00 am

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How Jewish comedy found religion, from Philip Roth to ‘Broad City’

By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 19, 2023 7:00 am

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How the Holocaust is remembered in the land of Anne Frank

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 27, 2023 2:12 pm

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What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 22, 2023 7:00 am

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A law professor worries Israel could become the next Hungary

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 8, 2023 7:00 am

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An Israel analyst’s best- and worst-case scenarios for the new right-wing government

By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 8, 2022 11:04 am

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A Black writer explores how Germany remembers its ‘unthinkable’ past

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 27, 2022 6:45 am

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The Sit-Down

A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: ‘Christian supremacy’

Why a liberal Zionist rabbi isn’t taking to the streets over Israel’s judicial reform plan

‘The Jewish Catalog’ turbocharged DIY Judaism. 50 years later, one of its editors is back with a ‘bookend.’

A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’

How Jewish comedy found religion, from Philip Roth to ‘Broad City’

How the Holocaust is remembered in the land of Anne Frank

What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel

A law professor worries Israel could become the next Hungary

An Israel analyst’s best- and worst-case scenarios for the new right-wing government

A Black writer explores how Germany remembers its ‘unthinkable’ past

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