peoplehood Archives – Jewish Journal

Letters to the editor: Peoplehood, kapparot, Joseph L. Young and more

Jewish Journal September 16, 2015

I am writing to say that I agree with what David Suissa said in his editorial (“Bubblehood vs. Peoplehood,” Sept. 11). But he forgot to mention something important.

The latest buzzword in the Jewish world is “peoplehood.” In a recent article in The Jewish Daily Forward titled “Funding Peoplehood,” Misha Galperin, a top official with the Jewish Agency, writes that for the past few years “the organized Jewish community worldwide has recognized that the next major task facing us is strengthening Jewish identity, which we’ve come to call ‘the price of peoplehood.’ ”

VIDEO: Duke professor searches for ‘kohanim’ genetic marker

Jewish Journal July 21, 2008

Dr. David B. Goldstein from Duke\’s Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy talks about tracking the genetic history of the ancient Jewish priesthood (kohanim) and the Lost Tribes of Israel, the focus of his news book, \”Jacob\’s Legacy\”