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What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

In researching her father’s biography, a writer uncovers little-known stories of Jewish dispersal under the shadow of Nazism.

By Dvora Treisman November 20, 2024 10:00 am

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

Works by Philip Guston and Trenton Doyle Hancock suggest the possibilities — and limitations — of satirical art.

November 17, 2024 6:45 am

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I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

Jews played crucial roles in shaping the civic, cultural and economic landscapes beyond the big cities, writes a historian and writer based in Rochester, New York.

November 15, 2024 10:30 am

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My survivor parents taught me to loathe Germany. Was I ready to forgive?

By Stewart Florsheim November 13, 2024 10:15 am

Ideas

We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 10, 2024 6:45 am

Ideas

How Oct. 7 gave me the toughness I’ll need under a second Trump presidency

By Evie Blum November 8, 2024 10:37 am

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When the Nazis attacked synagogues on Kristallnacht, they were targeting Judaism’s heart and soul

By Michael Berenbaum November 7, 2024 10:00 am

Ideas

If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out

By Larry Yudelson November 6, 2024 12:33 pm

Ideas

This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter

By Amy Klein November 4, 2024 4:20 pm

The Sit-Down Ideas

Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 3, 2024 6:45 am

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What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

My survivor parents taught me to loathe Germany. Was I ready to forgive?

We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term

How Oct. 7 gave me the toughness I’ll need under a second Trump presidency

When the Nazis attacked synagogues on Kristallnacht, they were targeting Judaism’s heart and soul

If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out

This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter

Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time

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