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for Sunday, April 27, 2025

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Politics ›

0 Politics Communities

Protesters clash in Crown Heights as Ben-Gvir visits Chabad headquarters

Louis Keene in Forward

An event at the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights, New York, featuring Itamar Ben-Gvir, a controversial far-right Israeli politician, sparked significant protests and clashes.

0 Politics History

The Palestinians' Sick Obsession With Holocaust Envy

Blake Flayton in Future of Jewish

Blake Flayton critiques the Palestinian use of Holocaust comparisons, particularly regarding the Nakba and modern Israeli conflicts, describing it as "Holocaust envy."

0 Politics Philosophy

Trump wants to honor Hannah Arendt in a 'Garden of American Heroes.' Is this a joke?

Mira Fox in Forward

Hannah Arendt, the political theorist known for her analysis of totalitarianism, is ironically among those Donald Trump wants to honor in a proposed 'National Garden of American Heroes.'

0 Politics Israel

How to Boycott Israel: A Guide

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish

Joshua Hoffman offers a satirical critique of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, illustrating its perceived hypocrisy and selective morality.

0 Politics Culture

Gaza and Trump have left the Jewish community at war with itself — and me with a bad case of alienation

Lucinda Rosenfeld in Forward

Lucinda Rosenfeld's opinion piece explores the deepening rift within the Jewish community concerning Israel's actions in Gaza and the influence of U.S. politics, particularly under Trump.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

Can you be feminist and pro-Hamas? The Left thinks so.

Z.E. Silver in Future of Jewish

Z.E. Silver critically explores how certain leftist ideologies, influenced by Edward Said's concept of Orientalism, lead some to paradoxically support Hamas and reject Western values under the guise of opposing imperialism and promoting feminism.

0 Politics Communities

Chicago mayor donned keffiyeh for Arab Heritage Month event, sparking outcry from Jewish groups

Grace Gilson in JTA

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faced backlash from Jewish communities for wearing a keffiyeh at an Arab Heritage Month event, a symbol that many associate with recent anti-Israel sentiments, especially following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Culture

Sharks and Jews

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism

In the aftermath of a tragic shark attack in Hadera, Israel, where a man was killed, diverse reactions emerged, reflecting societal attitudes toward such incidents.

Food ›

0 Food Culture

I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in Queens

Andrew Silverstein in Forward

In an unexpected culinary crossover, San Wei, a noodle stall in Queens Center Mall, bridges Chinese and Jewish American food traditions by offering a classic pastrami sandwich.

Holocaust ›

0 Holocaust Culture

At the Mercy of the Museum: Memory Construction and the Harm of Holocaust Museums

Ramona Saft in New Voices

Ramona Saft's exploration of Holocaust museums, particularly the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, critiques how these institutions construct memory.