Emily Tamkin is a global affairs journalist. She is the author of The Influence of Soros and Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities.
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By Emily Tamkin
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Opinion My non-Jewish husband doesn’t fast for Yom Kippur. We spend the day in shul together anyway
Jews are heading into a new year. But our non-Jewish family members are heading into a new season with us, too.
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Opinion Misogynistic influencers are dabbling in antisemitism. In a sense, it’s more of the same
Antisemitism offers the same thing as misogyny does: An easy explanation
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Opinion After yet another health crisis, why can’t Sen. Dianne Feinstein step down with dignity?
Retiring was an act of dignity for my Jewish grandfather. It could be for Feinstein, too.
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Opinion Hey, Kanye West defenders: Critiquing ‘secular elites’ is actually still antisemitism
Conservative responses to Kanye West's antisemitic outbursts allege he was not critiquing 'religious Jews'
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Opinion AIPAC accused George Soros of undermining American politics. Is that antisemitic?
Those who attack Soros do so in a climate where Soros conspiracy theories are rampant
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
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