More and more American Jews on college campuses are being alienated by the mainstream pro-Israel support they see in their Hillels, and so they're building alternative institutions. . ... WHY ORGANIZE as a Jew? Why is there a growth in interest in doing social justice work as..…
Not surprisingly, British Labour left-wing anti-racism extended to staunch opposition to anti-Semitism, which is, of course, the reason why so many British Jews were drawn to the Labour Party in the first place. . ... That explains not just the greater vehemence of this campaign but why it..…
Current projects include Palestine solidarity work with Adalah- NY The Coalition for Justice in Middle East supporting the Right to City Alliance with Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and staging queer & gendertreyf production, with Killer Sideburns Nepon.. ..…
Under Israel's Law of Return, anyone who is married to Jew, has Jewish grandparents and those. ..…
That's why any Jew from around the world can come in become citizen of the state of Israel, even as Palestinian citizens of Israel have less rights and state resources than Jewish Israelis. ... IN JUDITH Butler's introduction, Distinguishing among the very different historical trajectories of..…
Among Muslims, 82% say they would be uncomfortable with child marrying Jew, and 75% say the same about child marrying Christian. For example, 93% of Jews say they are uncomfortable with the idea that child of theirs might marry ultra-Orthodox Jew and 95% of utra-Orthodox Jews say the..…
For instance, Israeli Jews who primarily speak Yiddish are especially likely to pray often, while Russian-speaking Jews are unlikely to do so. Similarly, prayer is far more common among Israeli Jews who received their highest education from a religious institution than it..…
This parallels the definition of “who is a Jew” that was used in Pew Research Center’s 2013 survey of Jews in the United States. ..…
Nearly all Jews in United States and Israel say they are proud to be Jewish, and large majorities in both countries say they feel strong sense of belonging to Jewish people. ..…
The Moroccan-born Jew held his first political post at 29 and served as a minister in three governments between 1988 and 1993. . ... While these so-called traditional Jews might light Sabbath candles on Friday evening, they have no problem attending a soccer game on Saturday, the..…
But in a nation now approaching 300 million people, we are maybe 4 million Jews. So we should revel in the unique pleasures of our own holiday. . But the dispute in Kensington is a branch office of this concern: Why is there a religious celebration, which necessarily excludes certain..…
It's been seven decades event that decimated Jewish Europe. ..…
He and Peter divided up the missionary work of Christians, so that Peter would preach to Jews and Paul to the gentiles. ..…
The first section estimates the size of the American Jewish population using various definitions of who is a Jew. ... For an explanation of the main categories used throughout this report, see the Who is a Jew sidebar. ↩ . ..…
To top it off, Jew haters often demanded Jews “go home to Palestine.” ... Now, somehow, Jewish rights to Israel are not so obvious. Interestingly, both antisemites and modern liberal Jews find themselves asking the same questions (albeit for different reasons): Is it legitimate..…
By which that admirable scholar, I should like to look again at the I made in 1976, Gershom Sholem was so displeased — I am American and Jew. ..…
Here, in recounting how Jew forced by Germans to kill Poles blamed Poles for their fate, Browning reaches the problem of Polish Jewish relations.2 While he is quite aware that this particular testimony must be subjected to scrutiny, his analysis consists mainly in the comparison of Jewish testimonial..…