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The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence in Israel still has me afraid

The interethnic clashes raise concerns not only about personal safety for me and other Jewish and Arab families in Israel, but about Israel’s future, JTA’s Uriel Heilman writes.

By Uriel Heilman May 27, 2021 1:31 pm

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A rabbi’s accuser wanted me to tell her story. Here’s why it took 20 years.

When the Reform movement suspended Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman in 2000, a woman wanted the details known but feared retribution.

May 26, 2021 6:00 am

First Person

I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit.

Two days after my first in-person conference since the pandemic began, I was in a bomb shelter with my family, writes JTA’s Uriel Heilman.

May 12, 2021 5:51 pm

The son of JTA's Europe correspondent pictures here when he was nearing his 2nd birthday, examines a memorial cobblestone for murdered Dutch Jews in Heerlen, the Netherlands on July 29, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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Growing up in Anne Frank’s shadow, my kids have known about the Holocaust since before they could speak

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 8, 2021 2:21 pm

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On a Jewish tour of northern Ontario, small spaces convey decades of history

By Robert Walker February 25, 2021 4:27 pm

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For Jews from the former Soviet Union, New Year’s Eve always involves a Christmas-style tree

By Ashley Zlatopolsky December 29, 2020 3:52 pm

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By Maia Magder December 16, 2020 4:38 pm

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I am a rabbi who attended George Floyd’s memorial service. This is what I witnessed.

By Rabbi Aaron Weininger June 5, 2020 4:46 pm

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I was innocent and afraid for my life. Then I got a glimpse of what an ally can look like.

By Yavilah McCoy June 3, 2020 6:21 pm

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By Uriel Heilman June 1, 2020 2:52 pm

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First Person

The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence in Israel still has me afraid

A rabbi’s accuser wanted me to tell her story. Here’s why it took 20 years.

I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit.

Growing up in Anne Frank’s shadow, my kids have known about the Holocaust since before they could speak

On a Jewish tour of northern Ontario, small spaces convey decades of history

For Jews from the former Soviet Union, New Year’s Eve always involves a Christmas-style tree

Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she gave it her all as a friend

I am a rabbi who attended George Floyd’s memorial service. This is what I witnessed.

I was innocent and afraid for my life. Then I got a glimpse of what an ally can look like.

In New Rochelle, where NY’s outbreak began, my parents’ community yearns for normal

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