Jews
We are all Jews here
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 7, 2020
(RNS) — When Jew haters knock a yarmulke off a Jew's head, that's my yarmulke, and my head, as well.
Report: News coverage of Muslims is more negative than of other minority groups
By Aysha Khan — September 4, 2019
(RNS) — Researchers attributed some of the findings to coverage of violent conflict or Islamist groups, but also noted a lack of obituaries and wedding announcements about Muslims.
Science, facts and truth matter most when human lives are at stake
By Thomas Reese — August 21, 2019
(RNS) — When the facts are uncertain, when the research is incomplete, we must lean toward the solution that is safest for the people affected. Gambling with people's lives is not acceptable.
Former refugees mark 75th anniversary of the only US safe haven during Holocaust
By Bob Smietana — August 8, 2019
(RNS) — During WWII, a group of refugees from the Holocaust found a safe haven in upstate New York as guests of President Roosevelt. Former refugees returned this week to mark the 75th anniversary of their arrival in 1944.
Will the Catholic Church self-destruct or bridge the partisan divide?
By Thomas Reese — July 31, 2019
(RNS) — American Catholics are almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, which means the church can either self-destruct or bridge the partisan divide.
Send back the Statue of Liberty
By Thomas Reese — July 23, 2019
(RNS) — She entered our country in 1886 without a visa, has never applied for citizenship and does not speak one word of English. Worst of all, she advocates for open borders. It's time to send her back.
The Cartoon and the Rabbi
By Joshua Feigelson — May 2, 2019
(RNS) — A rabbi shot in an anti-Semitic attack published an oped in the Times days after the paper apologized for a anti-Semitic cartoon, a testament to the unique place the paper holds in American, and American Jewish, life.
German military to appoint Jewish chaplains and open forces to Muslim imams, too
By Tom Heneghan — April 5, 2019
(RNS) — After the Holocaust, Jewish males born in postwar Germany were exempted from military service, but about 300 volunteers are now in uniform.
Evangelicals and Muslims see similarities in faiths and favor closer ties, survey says
By Aysha Khan — March 20, 2019
(RNS) — As a growing movement of evangelical Christian leaders is working to improve Christian-Muslim relations, a new study finds that more than 3 in 4 U.S. evangelicals say they never or infrequently interact with Muslims.
“The Green Book” teaches about race in America
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 15, 2019
Race in America is a subtle conversation. A new film demonstrates that.
What’s up with Jews and Chinese food on Christmas?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 24, 2018
Or does Column A and Column B remind us of the tablets of the Law? Just sayin'.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, this is your history
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 13, 2018
What the youngest member of Congress could learn about her Jewish ancestors. And what we all need to know about them, as well.
An ancient Jewish WWI veteran speaks
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 12, 2018
The most haunting story that I know. It’s about Veterans’ Day.
How should Jews celebrate Columbus Day?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 8, 2018
What moral tribe are you part of?
How do you feel Jewish?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 2, 2018
Jews have a problem with joy. Deal with it.
