Karen Lehrman Bloch
ARTICLES BY: Karen Lehrman Bloch
Yes, It Should Be Spelled ‘Anti-Semitism’ — and Yes, It Matters
With everything happening right now -- bombs thrown in New York City; synagogues and Jewish schools shot up in Michigan, Toronto, and the Netherlands; Israelis...
The Mob’s Efforts to Colonize the American Mind
A few days before Israel began Operation Rising Lion, Facebook blocked my account. I cannot thank Mark Zuckerberg enough for that mitzvah. Instead of having...
Andrew Cuomo’s Speech on Antisemitism Got It Exactly Right
“I am here to say that I am sorry. I am sorry for the pain and anguish you felt on October 7 and every day...
Why Bret Stephens and the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt See Eye-to-Eye
“I was born in hiding, and I don’t want to die in hiding.” Bret Stephens’ mother, who survived the Holocaust as a child in hiding, said...
What Makes Israel and Jews Different: The Light in Our Hearts
This fall, my son joined the Me’ever Youth program at the Safra Center in New York City. Me’ever is focused on building teen leadership skills. In...
9 Ways for University Presidents to Atone During the High Holidays
During the month of Elul, Jews begin the process of atoning for our sins by reflecting on our action and asking for forgiveness. It’s a meaningful...
How Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Can Light the Way Forward for Today’s Challenges
Last week, the Safra Center in New York City held an event commemorating the 20th anniversary edition of Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ A Letter in...
Why Bravery Is Required to Fight for Israel — and It Comes From the Soul
We are living in a time that calls for an almost existential bravery. Lies need to be corrected; real history needs to be taught; our...
Bomb Threats in the Naked City
JNS.org - It’s the email no parent wants to receive: “Emergency Building Evacuations” read the subject line. “This morning, we were made aware of a...
Art, Protests, and Being Proud to Be Jewish
On Oct. 8, Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky, not knowing what was coming next in the Jewish State, took her 8-year-old daughter and fled to Berlin....
A Letter to Candace Owens on Israel and Jews
Dear Candace, The last time we chatted (OK, I wrote to you), you were defending Kanye West for his antisemitic tirades. It was unclear whether you...
The Other White Supremacists
JNS.org - On Jan. 25, Temple Emanu-El in New York City held a memorial service for Henry Kissinger. This was unacceptable to leftist millennials. Hundreds...
The Leftist White Supremacists
On Jan. 25, Temple Emanu-El in New York City held a memorial service for Henry Kissinger. This was unacceptable to leftist millennials. Hundreds gathered across...
Opening of New Israeli Art Gallery Provides Hope in a Troubled Time
On the last night of Hanukkah, in a world that responded to a 21st century pogrom by toppling menorahs and stabbing Jews, a new candle...
