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A historian describes the lessons learned — and ignored — from Hitler’s rise to power

“Trump is not Hitler, by any means,” says Timothy Ryback. “But I think there are modalities that are very similar.”

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My stepfather Joe Lieberman set one path as a Jew in politics. Will his many successors follow it?

Rabbi Ethan Tucker says he hopes the type of Jewishness on display in America this campaign season honors Lieberman’s memory.

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I hear American Jews threatening to cut off Israeli haredim who shun army service. That would be a mistake.

Part of what it means to belong to a Jewish people is the willingness to help those with whom we disagree, writes a Modern Orthodox rabbi.

Handing power to the next generation is hard. This week’s Torah portion argues for its necessity.

Why Jews are excited — and nervous — about having so many Jews in the Democratic ticket mix

A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt

The Knesset just voted against Palestinian statehood. Here’s all the ways that’s bad for Israel.

100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too.

In this time of great stress, it’s important to grieve

"What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine," an exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum, features Norman Mingo's 1973 cover illustration for MAD Magazine #156 depicting Alfred E. Newman as a character in "Fiddler on the Roof." (JTA Photo)

Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine

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