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0 Politics Culture

More Q’s than A’s - Part 2

Unholy: Two Jews on the News · 22 Aug 2024

Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland respond to listener questions, addressing topics such as the potential clemency for Benjamin Netanyahu and the challenges faced by the Israeli left in offering viable political alternatives.

0 Politics Culture

More Q’s than A’s - Part 2

Unholy: Two Jews on the News · 22 Aug 2024

Journalists Yonit Levy and Jonathan Freedland delve into listeners' questions, exploring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's political future, the state of the Israeli left, and the cultural interpretation of "chutzpah."

0 Antisemitism Culture

Some Jews are taking down their mezuzahs due to antisemitism. Some non-Jews are putting them up.

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 3 Nov 2023

In response to rising antisemitic incidents globally, such as the attack on a Jewish family in California, a growing number of Jews are reconsidering the visibility of their mezuzahs—the traditional markers of Jewish homes due to fear of targeted violence.

0 Holocaust Politics

Trudeau says Canada may finally make secret Nazi files public

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 4 Oct 2023

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government is considering the declassification of files from a 1980s inquiry into Ukrainian immigrants in Canada who served in Nazi units during World War II.

0 Politics History

Exclusive: Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 4 Oct 2023

The Canadian government has apologized for awarding the prestigious Order of Canada to Peter Savaryn, a Ukrainian immigrant linked to a Nazi unit during World War II, following revelations about Yaroslav Hunka, another veteran of the same unit who was recently honored in Canadian Parliament.

0 Communities Culture

How one trailblazing rabbi is fighting racism in the Reconstructionist movement

Forward · 6 Apr 2022

Rabbi Sandra Lawson is spearheading efforts to tackle racism within the Reconstructionist movement, serving as the inaugural director of racial diversity, equity, and inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism.

0 Literature Culture

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 14 Jan 2022

Leib Goldkorn, a fictional character created by Leslie Epstein, becomes infatuated with New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani.

0 Art Israel

Why Netanyahu Still Doesn't Take Moshe Safdie's Calls

Forward · 13 Oct 2015

Celebrated architect Moshe Safdie discusses his complex relationship with Israel, reflecting both on his significant contributions to Israeli architecture and on the lack of recognition he feels he receives from his native and emotional homeland.