Posts Tagged: American Jews
This Is How America Can Unite Against Antisemitism
Hamas’ brutal terror attack on October 7 created shockwaves that are still being felt across the globe. According to American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) State of...
Golden Age of American Jewry May Be Ending, But Jews Thrive in Meritocracy
The headlines seem bleak for Jews: “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending”; “Jewish Erasure From American Life”; “The Vanishing.” The articles tell a...
We Must Implement the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
The White House released the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism last May in response to a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents. No one could have...
Never Again: A Call for Courageous Leadership Against Antisemitism
My great-grandmother’s grave was desecrated last week. Her name was Gitale Bernhold. She was a Holocaust survivor from Charleroi, Belgium, and her headstone was one...
Are Extreme Anti-Israel Activists Representative of All American Jews? ‘The Guardian’ Thinks So
It requires some serious mental gymnastics to take a rally in New York attended by some 500 people, and pass it off as evidence that...
A Bright Hope for Spiritual Jewish Life in America
In March 1924, almost 100 years ago, three exceptional rabbinic leaders crossed the Atlantic to launch a mission that would last eight months, and would...
The Future Is Bright for American Jewish Youth
The future is bright for young American Jews. Granted, my crystal ball isn't totally accurate and I’m not into tarot cards. But I feel good...
American Jews Must Embrace Their Own Identity Politics
JNS.org - The unprecedented rise of antisemitism in the United States has taken many by surprise; in particular, because it is, for the most part,...
Trump Tells US Jews to ‘Get Their Act Together’
i24 News - Former United States president Donald Trump on Sunday told American Jews to "get their act together," accusing them of being ungrateful in...
The Wrong Way to Fight Antisemitism
Almost a year has passed since the American Jewish Committee released its report on "The State of Antisemitism in America." The findings reveal that almost...
How We Can Help Fight Antisemitism Right Now
Next week, millions of Jews will attend synagogue to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It’s a time of spiritual reflection, family get-togethers, and increased...
Jew-Hatred Is on the Rise: 10 Ways to Fight Back
What might have seemed unimaginable to many American Jews just a few years ago has now become all too frequent. Anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, and antisemitic incidents...
A Road Map for Anti-Jewish Violence: Boston BDS’ Latest Outrage
The weekend I moved to Boston was the same weekend that The Mapping Project and BDS Boston released their map of Boston -- which aims...
Antisemitic Vandalism Is a True Threat to the Jewish Community
Of the 2,717 antisemitic incidents reported by the ADL last year, 853 were acts of vandalism. We might want to breathe a sigh of relief to...