Culture

Weighing in on the Forward 50

In the better late than never department… here’s my take on this year’s Forward 50 list. Let’s start with the Top 5. Assuming things haven’t changed since my days at the Forward, the editors and writers over there were committed to producing a diverse list — especially at the top. That usually means one organizational […]

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ADL, URJ join others on workplace discrimination brief

The ADL and the Union of Reform Judaism are among 30 civil rights groups who signed on to an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limited the time within victims of workplace discrimination could file claims. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that firefighters who wanted a […]

ADL, AJC join brief on Wiccan clergyman (UPDATED)

The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee have signed on to an Americans United for Church and State amicus brief arguing that a Wiccan clergyman should be able to challenge a state prison policy that limits paid chaplaincy positions to people who are Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim or Native American. The court said a […]

AJC denounces Spanish newspaper’s slur

Mitchell talks negotiating tracks

Deserving Each Other in Jerusalem

A Plea for Tolerance

Reform movement condemns Iran’s actions

Talking Israel, Jews and anti-Semitism at Amsterdam film festival

Tidbits: Afghanistan’s impact

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