for Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Antisemitism ›

In rollout of antisemitism strategy, White House steers clear of the Jewish state

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

The White House's National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism was discussed by senior officials without reference to Israel and the complex relationship between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.

0 Antisemitism Politics

State Dept. diversity chief: First Amendment protects diplomat with racist, antisemitic blog

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

The U.S. State Department faces a dilemma as diplomat Fritz Berggren, known for operating a racist and antisemitic blog, remains employed due to First Amendment protections despite calls for his dismissal.

Politics ›

0 Politics Israel

NY lawmaker intensifies campaign targeting Israeli settlements

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, part of the Democratic Socialists of America, has launched a controversial campaign supporting his proposed bill aimed at penalizing nonprofits that support activities in Israeli settlements.

Israel ›

0 Israel Gender/Identity

Why do so many conversations about Israel exclude more than half of the Jewish population?

Jill Jacobs in Forward

The American Jewish conversation about Israel often excludes women, as highlighted by the gender imbalance in panels and discussions on Israeli affairs, where male voices dominate while women are underrepresented and face misogyny and disdain when expressing opinions.

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June 28's Short Reads

Tablet The New Abnormal

Tablet The Right Way to Talk About Vaccines

Tablet ‘Why Do All Rabbis Hate Me?’

Tablet Dissent in the Reform Ranks

Jewish Insider Montana Senate race to test influence of GOP establishment in key battleground state

Forward Amid a rabbi shortage, some synagogues opt for a cantor instead

Forward In one thuggish and vulgar phrase, a history of turmoil in Putin's Russia

Jewish Currents Under a Settler Government, Violence Grows - Haaretz’s West Bank correspondent Hagar Shezaf discusses why settler attacks on Palestinians are becoming bolder.

Between The Lines Bringing The Hidden Into Focus

Forward LGBTQ+ people gained civil rights 10 years ago — thanks to this Jewish lesbian

Jewschool A Pathway to JEDI work for Jewish Institutions and Communities: Reflections from a Jewish DEI consultant and a Rabbinic student activist

Moment Broadway Responds to Antisemitism with Tovah Feldshuh, Bruce Sussman, Alfred Uhry and Lynne Marie Rosenberg

Lehrhaus To Be, or Not to Be, a Holy People

Tablet The Biden Administration’s Antisemitism Statement Gets Worse

Tablet Two Sides of the Same Coin

Tablet The Human Rights Campaign Invents an Emergency

Tablet The Prigozhin Putsch

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