Jews
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer’s plot to ruin Christmas, and America
By Bob Smietana — December 7, 2023
(RNS) — Jews have long played a role in shaping how Americans celebrate Christmas. For Christian nationalism leader Andrew Torba, their contributions are a sign of a plot to remove Jesus from the Christmas story.
Americans like Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants. Evangelicals, not so much.
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2023
(RNS) — A new Pew Research poll finds that only 18% of nonevangelical Americans had favorable opinions of evangelicals; 32% had somewhat unfavorable views.
“You People” is the Black-Jewish movie of the year
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 30, 2023
"Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." The 2023 version. With hip hop.
To those Jews who still support him
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 27, 2022
(RNS) — Dining with Kanye and a Holocaust denier should have been enough. But it was enough years ago.
The hidden joke behind “Hogan’s Heroes”
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 17, 2022
Was "Hogan's Heroes" funny? Yes -- and dead serious, as well.
What Dave Chappelle got right
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 14, 2022
(RNS) — Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue was offensive. But, there are some things we can learn from it.
When is it time to leave America?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — We Jews have been here before, and we have learned from our history.
Why LGBTQ pride is a Jewish issue
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 20, 2022
(RNS) — The intersectionality of Jews and gays has a particular power and poignancy.
Now in spotlight, Dubai Jews struggle for public synagogue
By Isabel Debre — May 11, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Plans to build a permanent sanctuary for Dubai's fast-expanding congregation have sputtered to a standstill, Jewish leaders say.
Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 27, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, these bones can live.
When Madeleine Albright ‘became’ Jewish
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 24, 2022
(RNS) — A great American, a great immigrant, a great Jew.
Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
By Alejandra Molina — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — Rachel Schneider, one of the report’s authors, said workers often experienced religious discrimination in the form of microaggressions — such as stereotyping and othering.
This is our Jewish superhero
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 2, 2022
(RNS) — As we used to say, this is a ‘tough Jew.’
How should Jews think about Ukraine?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 22, 2022
(RNS) — Like so much else in Jewish history, the story is one of light and darkness.
The Jews are not a race. They are a tribe.
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 13, 2022
(RNS) — It is why we were ashamed of Bernie Madoff. Among other things.
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