American Jewish Identity

0 Culture Politics

Joshua Leifer and Shaindy Ort: How Progressive Activists Rediscovered Traditional Jewish Life [Teshuva IV 1/4]

18forty · 10 Sep

Joshua Leifer and Shaindy Ort discuss their journey of reconciling progressive activism with traditional Jewish life, exploring the cultural and ideological conflicts that arise when integrating their political beliefs with a commitment to Jewish practice.

0 Politics Culture

Brooklyn Book Banning

Bonjour Chai · 5 Sep

Joshua Leifer joins Avi Finegold and Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss his book "Tablets Shattered" and the unexpected controversy of being deplatformed due to a bookstore employee's actions regarding perceived Zionist affiliations.

0 Politics Israel

The progressive Jewish author whose book event was canceled has tough words for both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian debate

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 1 Sep

Joshua Leifer, a noted Jewish progressive author, explores the complexities of American Jewish identity and Zionism in his book "Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life."

0 Politics Culture

The progressive Jewish author whose book event was canceled has tough words for both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian debate

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 31 Aug

Joshua Leifer's book "Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life" explores the shifting identities and priorities of American Jews, focusing on the centrality of Israel in Jewish communal politics.

0 Literature History

New Jewish Books by Hadassah Members

Stewart Kampel in Hadassah · 29 Jul

Hadassah Magazine features recent releases by Hadassah members, exemplifying the diverse literary talents within the Jewish community.

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End the Iran Deal Delusions

Jeremy Stern in Tablet · 8 Nov 2023

The article discusses the misconceptions and delusions surrounding the Iran nuclear deal and its impact on the Jewish community.

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Book Review | The Voice Behind the ‘SWISH!’

Marc Fisher in Moment · 11 Sep 2023

The book review discusses "Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend," a biography by Jeffrey S. Gurock.

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The Hijacking

Marco Roth in Tablet · 1 Jun 2023

"My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering" by Martha Hodes is a memoir that explores the author's experience being hijacked in 1970 when she was 12 years old.

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Eating Chinese meant proving that the shtetl had been left behind

RSchaechter in Forward · 23 Dec 2022

The article explores the cultural link between American Jews and Chinese food, particularly the tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas.

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A new study explains why Starbucks can’t spell your Jewish name

BCohen in Forward · 12 Sep 2022

A recent study from the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion explores how Jewish names have changed over time and what they reveal about American Jewish identity.

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Talking About My Generation

Michael Oren in Tablet · 19 Apr 2022

This article reflects on the experiences of a generation of American immigrants who moved to Israel in the years after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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Changing the Image of the Shtetl

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 24 Dec 2020

This text discusses the changing image of the shtetl, or Eastern European Jewish town, in post-war Jewish American identity.

0 Politics Israel

A Podcast About a Podcast

Israel Policy Pod · 20 Feb 2019

In this episode, David Halperin and Michael Koplow critique a recent New York Times podcast on Israel, arguing that it misrepresents the historical and political dynamics between Israel and the United States.

0 Holidays Culture

Our Fourth of July Seder

Marla Brown Fogelman in Tablet · 2 Jul 2018

This article discusses the concept of a July 4th seder, an adaptation of the traditional Passover seder to celebrate American Independence Day.

0 Literature Gender/Identity

4 3 2 1: A Novel by Paul Auster

Paul Berman in Tablet · 17 Feb 2017

"4 3 2 1" by Paul Auster is a novel following the childhood and coming-of-age of a literary New Jersey Jewish boy named Archie Ferguson.

0 Holocaust

Holocaust-ed: How the Defining Event of American Jewish Identity Plays Off-Broadway

Judith Miller in Tablet · 29 Oct 2013

The article discusses how the Holocaust has become a fundamental aspect of American Jewish identity, serving as a unifying force within the community.

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