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Actually, Jews Should Be Happy To See Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
All parents have a right to raise their children as they see fit, Avi Shafran argues. Betsy DeVos gets that.
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Think You Can Escape the ‘Alt-Right’ by Running to Canada? They Beat You There.
Sorry, my American friends yearning to breathe free, Canada may not be the refuge you seek.
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Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education? That’s a Tragedy for All American Jews.
DeVos isn’t just the fox in charge of the henhouse — she’s the shochet, the slaughterer, writes Jay Michaelson.
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The Sisterhood
Instagram’s Glitzy ‘Dear Ivanka’ Pleads: Save Us From Your Dad
A mysterious Instagram account couples glamorous photos of Ivanka Trump with foreboding messages about the president-elect.
How Richard Spencer Created a New Alt-Golem
In a bewildering twist, Spencer is wielding the very same golem metaphor that the media previously used to describe Trump’s growing power.
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7 Rules for Surviving Thanksgiving With Your Trump-Loving Family
How do you sit in the same room as a person you love, who voted for a person you fear?
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Why I Detest Thanksgiving — and You Should Too
This is not a holiday that I, as a Jew, identifying ethnically and religiously, want to celebrate.
Ditch the Safety Pin and Don a Kippah To Make Your Jewishness More Visible Under Trump
Aaron Steinberg-Madow’s campaign calls for Jews to wear a kippah, Star of David or hamsa as an act of solidarity with those most vulnerable.
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A Letter to My Evangelical Friend, Who Betrayed Me (and All Jews) by Voting for Trump
Samuel Freedman thought his friendship with an evangelical was a hopeful sign of Jewish-Christian rapprochement. Then came the evangelical landslide for Trump.
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The Breathtaking Hypocrisy of Jews Who Line Up Behind Steve Bannon’s Twisted Vision of America
Unless Jews denounce hatred from the right as loudly as hatred from the left, we risk losing allies and diminishing our moral standing. That’s why the reaction to Steve Bannon is so telling, writes Jane Eisner
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