Native Americans

Maine targeted an attorney who defended Native Americans in the 60s. He moved to Israel, and now he’s getting a pardon.

Unable to shake a trumped-up drug possession conviction, Donald Gellers immigrated to Israel, fought in the Yom Kippur War and eventually became a rabbi.

Ideas

Reading Anne Frank helped me start learning about Jews – and understand my own Native American history

Her diary sparked an attempt to understand how humanity could allow genocide to happen, says a writer based in Germany.

Chorus of Jewish groups declares support for Standing Rock protest

Some rabbis have traveled to the protest in solidarity, while others have been arrested in local demonstrations supporting the protest.

Global

The Jewish Native American Tribal Judge

Global

This indigenous activist is the new ‘face’ of B’nai Brith Canada

Culture

The First Jew Scalped for America

United States

ADL joins plea to broadcasters to abjure ‘Redskins’

United States

U.S. Human Rights Council envoy vows to target anti-Israel bias

Culture

Jerry Jones: Redskins owner Dan Snyder isn’t insensitive, because he’s Jewish

United States

Jewish groups praise Senate on Violence Against Women Act

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