JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Politics ›

0 Politics Culture

Why the mayor of Ramallah does it all

Forward

Musa Hadid, the mayor of Ramallah, is depicted in David Osit's documentary "Mayor," which captures the daily challenges of managing a Palestinian city under occupation.

History ›

0 History Language

A Hanukkah Tale From Old Russia

Curt Leviant in Tablet

In a Russian shtetl during the mid-1800s, a man claiming to be a Jewish soldier named Dovid returns after 25 years in the czarist army, seeking his family.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Politics

Debate | Should the Biden Administration adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism?

Ari Hoffman in Forward

The article discusses the debate over whether the Biden administration should adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.