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Tag: Ethnic Identity

0 Politics Jewish Law

J.D. Vance says that Josh Shapiro had to ‘run’ from his Jewish heritage while vying for VP role

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 6 Aug

J.D. Vance, running mate to Donald Trump, expressed sympathy for Josh Shapiro, a Jewish Pennsylvania governor who was in the running to be Kamala Harris's running mate, but faced criticism from the progressive left regarding his views on Israel.

0 Communities Culture

Census uncovers increase in British secular Jews

Simon Rocker in Jewish Chronicle · 11 Jan

The UK's Jewish population increase has been revised upwards, now reaching 287,000, largely attributed to growth in Strictly Orthodox communities and recognition of Jews identifying as ethnic-only rather than purely religious.

0 Gender/Identity Politics

Self-Portrait in Black and White

Daniel Oppenheimer in Tablet · 23 Sep 2019

In "Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race," Thomas Chatterton Williams reflects on his personal journey as a black man who discovers he has fathered white children.

0 Music Literature

A Foreign Song I Learned in Utah

Jonathan Karp in Jewish Review of Books · 4 Jan 2017

Bob Dylan's Jewish identity, though at times obscured by his persona as a Gentile cowboy or folk revolutionary, holds deep roots in his upbringing in a small Jewish community in Hibbing, Minnesota.

0 Politics Israel

The "38 Billion Bucks" Edition

Promised Podcast · 22 Sep 2016

In this discussion, Israel and the US have agreed on a $38 billion, ten-year military aid deal, prompting a debate on whether more money equates to increased security for Israel.