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6 Jewish words no journalist can live without

Is a little Yiddish and Hebrew ever too much?

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The advice I gave Madeleine Albright when she found out she was Jewish

Diplomat Stuart Eizenstat remembers the late secretary of state as a great American public servant and a dear friend who embraced her Jewish identity.

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Why my synagogue is building a 55-unit housing development for the homeless

A director of the IKAR community in Los Angeles describes the difficulties of building affordable housing in cities.

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What Zelensky gets wrong about the Holocaust in Ukraine

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The Ukrainian Jew who saved Yiddish music from oblivion

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Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values — and Jewish teens

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Ukraine, Russia and the unbearable lightness of ‘never again’

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Is ‘never again’ now? The Ukraine war ignites a recurring debate

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My heart breaks for Ukraine — and the Ethiopian Jews who can’t get the same embrace from Israel

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My history with my native Ukraine is complicated and often painful. But I pray for the safety of my friends and family.

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