JL;DR

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Tag: Demographic Shifts

0 Literature Culture

A New American Jewish Literature: Rejecting Nostalgia and ‘Authenticity’ for Reckoning and Reflection

Misha Éanna Schaffner-Kargman in New Voices · 9 Jun

Misha Éanna Schaffner-Kargman calls for a reevaluation of American Jewish literature, urging a move away from nostalgia and rigid notions of authenticity.

0 Politics Israel

Trump at the Bodega

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 17 Apr 2024

The episode examines the contrasting campaign strategies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, highlighting Trump's charisma and unconventional tactics like his engaging visits to everyday locales such as bodegas.

0 Politics Communities

Are We Overreading Primary Results?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 29 Feb 2024

Steve Kornacki provides an analysis of the Republican primaries, suggesting an overestimation of anti-Trump sentiment based on these primary results.

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Ivy League Exodus

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 19 Apr 2023

The Ivy League schools, once known as a pathway to success for American Jews, are now admitting fewer Jewish students than before.

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Inside the last days of a small-town synagogue

REshman in Forward · 6 May 2022

Temple Emanu-El in Longview, Texas, a once thriving Reform congregation, is now faced with the painful process of shutting down.

0 Education Communities

The Future Is Now

Edieal Pinker in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Aug 2018

Allan Arkush raises concerns about the future of Jewish life in the American melting pot, asserting that Orthodoxy seems to be the most sustainable approach for Jewish survival in the United States due to its solid convictions and communal structure.