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Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for January 17–January 24

  1. Hamas
  2. Gaza
  3. Jewish Community
  4. Israeli Palestinian Conflict
  5. Holocaust
  6. Israel Hamas War
  7. Zionism
  8. Anti Defamation League
  9. Jewish History
  10. Benjamin Netanyahu

January 24's Short Reads

Ami A Profile in Courage // Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres’ unwavering friendship with the Jewish community
Ami Barry Rosen // Taken Hostage During the Iranian Hostage Crisis, He’s Telling His Story—And Helping the Victims in Israel
Ami Hershel Klein // Klein’s Naturals
Ami The New Third Reich // Some “dumb ideas” are truly dumb
Forward Pro-Palestinian rally turns violent at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 8 arrested
Forward Why ‘ceasefire’ might show up alongside ‘Trump’ and ‘Haley’ in New Hampshire primary results
Forward Italian Jewish leader condemns pro-Palestinian protest flyers for use of Primo Levi quote
Lehrhaus “Lu Yehi”: Between Fragility and Hope
Forward Chaya Raichik, Libs of Tiktok creator, appointed to Oklahoma Dept. of Education committee
Forward California regents to vote on measure prompted by anti-Zionism on university websites
Tablet Shylock at the U.N.
Tablet The Israeli Left’s New Military Messiah
Tablet The Forest for the Trees
Future of Jewish Why the Israelis and Saudis Are Quickly Falling in Love
Forward American Israeli Tal Mitnick sentenced to 30 more days for refusing Israeli army service
Forward 'An ethereal presence’: An artist gives the women of the old Lower East Side new life
Moment Tu B’Shvat: A Birthday for the Trees
Forward Hamas reportedly rejects 2-month ceasefire as White House, Qatar say talks are ‘serious’
Forward How a new group is convincing Democrats to separate Israel criticism from antisemitism
Emes Ve-Emunah No New Post Today
Forward ‘We will rise from the dust’: Ahead of Tu BiShvat, Israelis and Jews worldwide plant trees in memory of Oct. 7 victims
Forward Eylon Levy, Israel’s savvy English-language spokesman, is earning admirers — and reportedly one very significant enemy
Forward In a universe of rigid rules and unsanctioned passions, everyone's a heretic
Jewish Currents “Even as We Are Trying to Help, We Are Being Attacked” - Three humanitarian workers in Gaza describe the challenges of providing aid while struggling to survive.
Moment Muslim and Arab Voices Against Bigotry
Lilith We Meet at the Well: Miriam, Hagar and Me
JTA You can live in a former synagogue in the East Village for a cool $2.3M
Forward Why did London police take a half-hour to respond to an antisemitic attack despite 10 phone calls for help? 
JTA For war-related rehab, leading Israeli hospital uses innovative simulation system and unique tools
Forward American campuses aren’t the only ones erupting over Gaza. Welcome to Haifa University.
Kveller Remembering Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Director Whose Experience With Antisemitism Affected Him Deeply
Forward In memory of Oriya Goshen, 21
Mishpacha So, You Want to Be a… Financial Advisor
Mishpacha Up North: Chapter 3
Mishpacha Meet… Chana Falk  
Mishpacha Life Sentence
Mishpacha Family First Inbox: Issue 878
Mishpacha Trump’s Big Mo, Six Takeaways
Mishpacha Enduring Gifts
Mishpacha The Way In
Mishpacha Fill in the Blank
Mishpacha Passing It On
Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
Moment The Importance of Storytelling in the Black and Jewish Communities with Eric K. Ward, Nadine Epstein, Adam Mansbach and Langston Collin Wilkins
The Beinart Notebook Karen Attiah and Terrell Star on the Evolving Black Discourse on Israel-Palestine
Moment Fania Oz-Salzberger Reads ‘A Quick Guide To Zionism In Hard Times’
Moment Who Will Lead the Priestesses?
Forward Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal
Forward Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal
Rationalist Judaism A Declaration
Forward ‘Barbenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’ lead large crop of Jewish-inspired Oscar nominations
Forward What if Oscar voters pick Bradley Cooper’s nose?
Kveller A New Holocaust Movie Starring Jesse Eisenberg Is Coming
JTA NYC public schools announce new initiatives to combat antisemitism
Forward Auschwitz would seem an unlikely backdrop for a love affair, yet this is a true story
JTA 24 IDF soldiers killed in Israel’s deadliest day since Oct. 7, amid mounting debate over whether war can be won
JTA Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
Forward Director of NYU’s new antisemitism research center doesn’t want to be ‘hamstrung’ by Israel politics
eJewishPhilanthropy Finding an accessible vehicle for Israel-Diaspora connection
eJewishPhilanthropy How do we prepare for our nation’s mental health tsunami?
Future of Jewish Our son is joining the IDF — now.
Jewish Chronicle Recipe: Pomegranate lentil tabbouleh
Forward Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia claim to be hit by ‘chemical weapon’ as they call for intifada
Forward First debate takeaway: California Senate candidates part ways on Israel
JTA Number of living Holocaust survivors is about 245,000, according to new analysis
JTA Number of living Holocaust survivors is about 245,000, according to new analysis
Lehrhaus The Challenges of the Gaza War and Growing Antisemitism
Jewish Review of Books Before & After October 7: A Symposium
Jewish Review of Books Israel’s Iron Lady
Jewish Review of Books “The Secret of Our Army’s Endurance”
Jewish Review of Books Reprise of the Repressed
Jewish Review of Books Of  “Good Jews” and Bad Binaries
Jewish Review of Books Stuck in the Middle
Jewish Review of Books Origin Stories
Jewish Review of Books Readjusting Sights
Jewish Review of Books Oh Homeland, Don’t You Wonder (Tzion Ha-lo Tishali)
Jewish Review of Books Pogrom
Jewish Review of Books Lovers (and Haters) of Zion
Jewish Review of Books Letters, Winter 2024
Jewish Review of Books Leapsniffing through the Vimveil: Avram Davidson’s Fantastic Fiction
Jewish Review of Books Facing Faces
Jewish Review of Books Black Hats, Green Fatigues
Jewish Review of Books Anti-Israelism
Jewish Review of Books An Old-New Bigotry? A Response
Jewish Review of Books A Kibbutz and Its Fullness
JTA NYPD investigating claims that pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia were hit by ‘chemical weapon’
Forward Following Auschwitz visit, Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust
Forward A 35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break a Guinness World Record
Tablet Converting to Judaism Post-10/7
Jewish Insider Inside the army unit that handles the humanitarian needs of Gaza civilians
Jewish Insider ‘It’s a moral issue,’ Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik says of new pro-Israel anthem
Tablet Inna Get Your Gun
Tablet Susan Sontag’s Funny! Sexy! Sad! Magnum Opus Threatens to Upend Our Democracy
Mishpacha Home Front Ep. 48 (01.12.24)
Future of Jewish How the Palestinians Hijacked the Jewish Culture War
Moment Will Congress Pressure Israel?
Forward German protesters say meeting by far-right extremists echoed the Nazis’ notorious Wannsee conference 
Forward After leading calls to oust Harvard’s president, Jewish critics take aim at Jewish scholar heading antisemitism task force
JTA Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ director and lifelong friend of the Jews, dies at 97
Forward How a self-proclaimed ‘goy’ named Norman Jewison made one of the most Jewish movies ever
Lilith A Jewish-Muslim Solidarity Group Faces a Fractured Moment

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