NYJW Opinion

The feature film “Selma” and the fickle nature of identity politics have reminded Jews that it’s easy to be forgotten in the struggle for civil rights. With movie magic, Jewish participation was edited out, left on the cutting room floor like an inconsequential plot. And the scene can switch abruptly from Hollywood to Westwood, with […]

While reading the recent article in the Jewish Week (“Charedi Leader Opens Door On Metzitzah,” March 3), I couldn’t shake the feeling I’d fallen down the rabbit hole. Here was Satmar spokesman, Rabbi David Niederman, executive director of United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg (UJO), acknowledging statistics showing that the vast majority of adults are infected […]