Posts Tagged: Jews
A Warning From History: Conspiracies About Jews Never Stop There
I am a Jew, and I feel exhausted by antisemitism. How about you? Throughout my work in media, politics, advocacy, public speaking, and community engagement,...
Are You Doing Everything You Can to Reach Out to Your Fellow Jews?
While Israel and the US have been fighting against Iran side-by-side over the past few months, I heard the story of an Air Force cadet...
Why Are Jews Called ‘The Chosen People’? Misunderstanding, Misuse, and a Convenient Distortion
From Ana Kasparian’s claim that Israelis are despised worldwide for “thinking you’re G-d’s chosen people” to Roger Waters’ unhinged assertion that Israelis seek to first...
How We Should Respond to Attacks Against Jews: Be Ready to Respond with Strength
Two Jewish men in California were recently attacked after being heard speaking Hebrew. A normal conversation in a native language suddenly became the trigger for...
I First Experienced Antisemitism at Six Years Old; But We Must Never Let Hate Win
When I was six years old, my father founded Carmel College, and moved the family into the English countryside west of London. My father's school...
80 Years After the Holocaust, Did Antisemitism Disappear? Or Did Anti-Zionism Replace It?
There is a comforting narrative circulating in Western discourse. It insists that the surge of anti-Israel activism we see today is nothing more than political...
Is Hebrew a European Language? Debunking Five Myths About Modern Hebrew
If you spend enough time on social media, you’re likely going to come across claims about Hebrew that will make your head spin: Hebrew is a...
From the Editor: The Audacity of the Jews to Survive
History has returned for the Jews. For 78 years following the end of World War II, the Jewish people enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace...
The Problem With ‘As a Jew’
Nothing triggers a collective sense of repugnance like the sentence that starts with the words, “As a Jew.” Regardless of one’s particular brand of Judaism or...
Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Says ‘We Are Fighting the Jews, Not Zionism’
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi said on a podcast earlier this month that she is fighting Jews, not Zionism, and that she wishes for World War...
When It Comes to Antisemitism, People Can’t Handle the Truth
At a recent event at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, Jewish historian and Holocaust expert Deborah Lipstadt said she has had to explain...
80 Years After Auschwitz’s Liberation, ‘Never Again’ Is Now
Exactly 80 years ago, on January 27, 1945, the world witnessed the liberation of Auschwitz, with the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust on full display....
Reflections on the Jewish People Since Oct. 7: The Will to Never Give Up, and Protect Their Homeland
This year, the one year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre fell on the Jewish High Holidays, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. What...
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...
