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Tag: Denial

0 Antisemitism Gender/Identity

I Was Raped Because I Am Jewish

Katie Simon in Tablet · 4 Sep

This harrowing personal account details the intersection of antisemitism and sexual violence through the experiences of a Jewish woman in Texas, echoing a global issue.

0 Culture Israel

Double Mourning

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 29 Jul

The Jewish people, especially those in Israel's north, are experiencing a double mourning during this time of year due to the ongoing conflict and loss of normalcy caused by attacks and insecurity.

0 Holocaust Israel

Weaponization and Denial - Since October 7th, Israel’s use of evidentiary claims as justification for its devastation of Gaza has fed a countervailing strain of untruth.

Linda Kinstler in Jewish Currents · 10 Apr

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Gaza, Israeli documentaries like #NOVA and Bearing Witness aim to provide evidence and counter denial of the violence that occurred, particularly focusing on the killings and kidnappings by Hamas fighters.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

UN report exposes those who stay silent over rapes

The JC Leader in Jewish Chronicle · 6 Mar

A recent UN report highlights the rapes and sexual violence committed by Hamas, pointing out a disturbing silence from women's organizations regarding these crimes against Jewish women, despite their usual advocacy against such violence.

0 Culture Education

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 19 Dec 2023

In this personal essay, the author humorously recounts a series of items they have lost, starting with a favorite shirt and culminating in a hairbrush.

0 Culture Politics

They Don't Like Their Own Study!

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 10 Mar 2023

The podcast discusses a research organization that found COVID masking to be ineffective but is now denying its own study's findings, leading to confusion.

0 Science Politics

The COVID Revelations

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 27 Feb 2023

The podcast discusses how three key aspects of the American COVID response - mask-wearing, prioritizing vaccination over natural immunity, and avoiding blame on China for the outbreak - are being challenged by scientific evidence.

0 Holocaust Politics

Jewish Organizations Must Stop Denying the Armenian Genocide

Andrew Tarsy in Tablet · 17 Apr 2015

Jewish organizations in the United States are being urged to stop denying the Armenian genocide, especially as its 100th anniversary approaches.

0 Ethics Jewish Law

Why Is It So Hard to Change? The Six Obstacles to Teshuvah

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski in Jewish Action · 19 Sep 2012

The text discusses the psychological obstacles to teshuvah (repentance) faced by individuals who may believe they have no need for repentance due to their observance of mitzvot.