Opinion

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  Trump’s reelection is devastating American Jews. Our tradition tells us how we should begin to move forward

  The future for the US looks bleak. But individuals — and communities — still have power

  By Emily Tamkin Nov 6, 2024 | 3 min read
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  I’m Haitian and Jewish. I refuse to have my identities be weaponized.

  The right-wing incitement against immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, shows the importance of solidarity, writes Bend the Arc’s chief program officer

  By Rachel Laforest Sep 26, 2024 | 2 min read
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  I made aliyah right before Oct. 7. Here’s why I stayed.

  To be truly Israeli means to live with danger every day — taking on that burden is a privilege

  By Sruli Fruchter Sep 25, 2024 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

  

• Jay Michaelson Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong

  

• Rob Eshman Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote

  

• Nora Berman Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving

  

• Dan Perry After years of stalling, Netanyahu will finally face a courtroom — and, just maybe, a reckoning

  

• Emily Tamkin Will Trump’s efforts to fight antisemitism help degrade democracy?

  

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  By Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez Sep 20, 2024 | 4 min read
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  This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now?

  Thursday's news that Mark Robinson had called himself a "black NAZI!" was shocking, but not surprising

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