Ideas

In the 1940s, Jewish scholars planned a museum about the world they were losing

YIVO sought a home in New York for a museum dedicated to the vanished “homes” of Eastern Europe.

Ideas

Israelis are getting religion, in spite of a coercive Chief Rabbinate

A trend that began on Oct. 7 is a reminder that religion does better in the free marketplace of ideas, writes the head of a Modern Orthodox community in Israel.

Ideas

Made to feel unwelcome at Pride, LGBTQ Jews will not cede joy

Litmus tests on Israel shouldn’t shake the determination of queer Jews, writes the CEO of Keshet.

Jews are in a moment of broken illusions, but we’re stronger than we think

Pulitzer Prize finalist tells story of the little-known Jewish lawyer who tried to keep Emma Goldman out of jail

Anti-Israel hostility is making deeply needed Pride events less safe for Jews like us

‘Bring them home’ means different things to Israelis and American Jews

The Jewish problem with Trump supporters saying his guilty verdict was ‘rigged’

You don’t need a rabbi to get married, but here’s why it’s a good idea

How D-Day saved Europe, and my family, from the Nazis

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