(JTA) — This is not a drill. This is a disaster.
In my 28 years of working with Jews in Ukraine, Russia and the surrounding region, I have not seen a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude, and I have never been so scared for the women of Ukraine.
The...
(JTA) — The first time I recall hearing someone describe a relationship akin to that between Eastern European Jews and the former Pale of Settlement was when my late African-American uncle spoke of Mississippi.
Many immigrant groups in America...
ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL
• Published February 28, 2022
(JTA) — In launching his war on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his goal was the “denazification” of the country – referring specifically to his allegations that Ukraine is responsible for or planning a “genocide” of Russian-speakers...
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, The Forward
• Published February 26, 2022
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In 1911, my grandpa Jake was born in the small Hungarian village of Torun in the Carpathian Mountains....
(JTA) — I was born in Kyiv. I shy away from calling myself Ukrainian because at the time it was the USSR. And as Jews who eventually fled as refugees, my family didn’t have any ethnonational attachments to the place. Still, it’s where I...
Luke Moon, The Forward
• Published February 24, 2022
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At our table, we savored the plates of hummus, pita and shakshuka. It brought back wonderful memories...
DR. RICHARD LAZAROFF
• Published February 23, 2022
As a pediatrician, I often was asked whether it is harder to raise children now than in the past. I think most people assume I quickly responded yes.
Surely it seems like the times have never been more dangerous and complex: Social media and the pressure...
It's funny how the world changes you and your community. Thirty-six months ago, I would have said media literacy or student press rights were the most significant issue facing scholastic journalism. However, in our new reality, the most critical...
Joshua Shanes, The Forward
• Published February 22, 2022
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American Shtetl
Years ago, friends of mine visited the Satmar village of Kiryas Joel, established...
(JTA) — If I have learned anything over the past month, it is that racist tropes are not harmless words. They must be actively and consistently challenged.
You know them and so do I. The racist tropes peddled about Jewish people are plentiful....
Most readers of the Jewish Light are Jewish, as I am. I am guessing that most of your friends are Jewish. Am I wrong? I would be willing to bet the house that I am right.
I reflected on my own experience. My gut told me that most of the people my...
(JTA) — The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States can be dated in many ways. The first confirmed case was Jan. 21, 2020. In Jewish communities, the Purim holiday, that year observed starting March 9, was a dividing line between our...
