Robin Washington is the Forward’s Editor-at-Large. A longtime editor, columnist, radio host and documentarian across mainstream and ethnic media, he was one of the founders of the Alliance of Black Jews and an early pioneer of the term “Jew of color.” Email rwashington@forward.com, Twitter @robinbirk.
History offers no guarantee of any nation’s existence
The menorah was way too expensive for a 12-year-old kid, so the Hebrew bookstore in Chicago put it on layaway
Organizer of 1963 March on Washington inspired countless others, including Jewish marchers this month
The Thai and Filipino workers released Friday are a reminder this war is a worldwide crisis
While the 1963 March on Washington was nation-changing, other mass gatherings have been far less successful
Nearly a third of hostages hold foreign passports, a fact that should be emphasized as not just Israel’s problem
'I always feel like there’s a bright pink fluorescent target on my back'
Jews should remember whose voices matter and who is just making noise
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