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The scholar Jerome Chanes’ contention that “Bari Weiss’ ideas on how to combat anti-Semitism come up short” because “there is little that Jews can do about it” accurately reflects the Jewish experience over the past 2,000 years (“A Pittsburgh Native Tackles Anti-Semitism,” Sept. 20). But it fails to deal with today’s sharply different and obvious […]

Kudos to President Rivlin for bringing together Jewish leaders for an Israel-diaspora roadmap. However, the complaints of Rabbi Sharon Brous, who “sees a reality in Israel that is increasingly alienating for my American Jewish community back home,” display more of a weakness of Israel and American Jewish leaders than real Israeli problems (“I See Israel […]