World
'Stalin Spins in Grave' as Jewish Reporter Spends Hanukkah at the Kremlin
Like many tourists in Red Square, I have often wondered what lies beyond the tall walls that separate this Moscow attraction from the Kremlin, the official residence of Russia’s president and the nerve center of the state.
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The Real Difference Between the Two Paris Terror Attacks (John Kerry Wasn't Wrong)
Was John Kerry wrong to suggest that the Charlie Hebdo massacre is inherently different from the Bataclan bloodbath? J.J. Goldberg says it’s not so simple.
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Paris Attack Is a Game Changer — and Proves Just How Wrong We Were About ISIS
Why is the Paris carnage a shocking game changer? J.J. Goldberg explains that the sophisticated ISIS military operation is only the latest of three terror attacks — and proves it is a far more powerful and complex adversary than anyone thought.
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Hope and Foreboding for Jews on Streets of Paris
I have visited Europe many times, but last week I looked at it through a new lens in my first trip as CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
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What Should I Tell My Toddler About Santa?
We’re going to the in-laws for Christmas and my son’s cousins believe in Santa. What, if anything, should I tell him about jolly old St. Nick?
Getting Past Iran Feud Is Least of Federations' Problems
Federation leaders are loudly proclaiming that the feud over the Iran deal is done and dusted. That may be true but J.J. Goldberg writes that the Jewish umbrella charities face a much more dire threat.
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Will Fate of Iraqi Jews Soon Befall Other Minorities?
Emma Sky has witnessed the destruction of Iraqi communities firsthand. With ISIS sweeping through the country, she asks what the government will do to keep other minorities from joining its Jews in permanent exile.
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What the Pope's Climate Change Edict Means For Jews
Pope Francis is using his moral leadership to try and get the world to do something about climate change. Steve Gutow and Lawrence Troster tell us how we can respond as Jews.
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Rabbis Against Climate Change
With the Pope about to present his arguments for fighting climate change, Arthur Waskow and a large group of rabbis have made their own statement of purpose on this global question.
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Don't Gloss Over Muslim Role in Iraqi Pogrom
The massacre of Iraqi Jews known as the Farhud was no anomaly, Shulamit Binah writes. It was an unfortunate marriage of Arab nationalism, Nazi anti-Semitism and Iraqi national struggle.
3Memories of an Iraqi Pogrom and What It Means Today
A pogrom targeting Iraqi Jews began in Baghdad 74 years ago today. It’s worth remembering not only as a calamity, but also as a fragile symbol of hope, writes Shayna Zamkanei.
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