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November 15, 2016
Jewish historians speak out on the election of Donald Trump
As scholars of Jewish history, we are acutely attuned to the fragility of democracies and the consequences for minorities when democracies fail to live up to their highest principles.
A teenage girl’s reaction to the election
I listen to girls in the school hallways as they hopefully talk about their grades, their college test scores, their eagerness to leave our progressive, liberal, all-girls school bubble; they will take up jobs they are more than qualified for and reach the top of the work force’s hierarchy.
Serving up shalom at a post-election Thanksgiving
It was just a few weeks ago, on the night of Nov. 8, that my family had all anxiously exchanged text messages as we watched the election results trickle in.
Steve Bannon to attend ZOA annual gala in New York
Steve Bannon, the newly-appointed chief strategist and senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is expected to attend the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner in Manhattan on Sunday, in what is seen as an attempt to change the perception about him over his views and past comments about Jews.