for Friday, February 19, 2021

Antisemitism ›

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor has Jewish community on high alert

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider

North Carolina's Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson sparked controversy by protesting an editorial cartoon depicting Republican school board appointees as KKK members due to their objection to acknowledging systemic racism in educational standards.

Holocaust ›

0 Holocaust History

Who murdered a Nazi fugitive — and does the answer actually matter?

Forward

Philippe Sands' book, "The Ratline," delves into the life and sudden, mysterious death of Otto Gustav von Wächter, a lesser-known Nazi fugitive.

Culture ›

0 Culture Communities

In Mexico City, a young artist’s affair threatens her Syrian-Jewish community

Forward

Leona, set in Mexico City, explores the turmoil of a young Syrian-Jewish muralist, Ariella, who falls in love with a non-Jewish Mexican, prompting a crisis with her traditional community.

Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

February 19's Short Reads

Tablet The Real Lincoln Project Scandal

Tablet My Choice

Tablet The Madness of San Francisco

Lehrhaus Three Ideas for Reimagining High School and its Importance for Jewish Education

Jewish Action In Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Jewish Action Never Was a Failure More Prophetic

Jewish Action Rabbi Sacks on Contemporary Issues

Jewish Action “Elaine and I”

Jewish Action The Words of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks from Those He Inspired

Jewish Action Giving in Halachah: What Are Priorities in Tzedakah?

Jewish Action Are We Teaching Our Children to Be Givers?

Jewish Action Memories of a Covid Seder

Jewish Action A Scalable Seder

Jewish Action What’s the Truth About…the Jews in Egypt Keeping Their Jewish Names, Language and Dress?

Jewish Action Letters – Spring 2021

Jewish Action Time to Grow Up

Jewish Action A Recipe for Continuity

Jewish Action If You Want to Build a Team, Create a Team That Builds

Jewish Action Multi-Million Dollar Grant Enables NCSY to Bring Thousands of Teens to Israel

Jewish Action Eve Gordon-Ramek

Tablet A Plague on Both Our Houses

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