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I Forgive a Country
For professor and writer Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, reclaiming German citizenship almost 90 years after her grandfather fled Munich has helped her come to terms with her family’s past.

For professor and writer Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, reclaiming German citizenship almost 90 years after her grandfather fled Munich has helped her come to terms with her
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The Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors
Five women who survived the Shoah as children share their harrowing stories, their resilience and their fear that ‘history is repeating itself.’

Five women who survived the Shoah as children share their harrowing stories, their resilience and their fear that ‘history is repeating itself.’
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‘On Being Jewish Now’ at Full Volume
‘I am a Jewish author who refuses to remain silent. ‘Loud and proud’ is the new ‘Never again.’

‘I am a Jewish author who refuses to remain silent. ‘Loud and proud’ is the new ‘Never again.’
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Ramping up—and Rethinking— Israel Education
Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.
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‘Let There Be Light’ Feels More Urgent Than Ever
‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.

‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.
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Time for a Reassessment Among Jewish Americans
“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave and rebuild, or do nothing.”

“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave
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Israel’s Other Secret Weapon
Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.

Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.
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Jewish Girls Make the Grade
Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

ORGANIZATIONS Adamah (860-824-3003; www.isabellafreedman.org) Jewish twentysomethings head to this fellowship housed at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Connecticut to learn about farming, Jewish tradition and

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Profile: Alon Tal

Israel’s leading environmentalist remains as busy as ever, founding one ecological group after another in his singleminded pursuit to save the country’s natural treasures. Alon

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Commentary: Learning Diversity from Trees

Like a tree, the Jewish holiday for trees has changed and evolved throughout history. In the 16th century, the kabbalists of Safed transformed Tu Bishvat

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Feature: The Greening Of Kashrut

In Connecticut, New York and California, young Jewish activists are taking responsibility for procuring, slaughtering and distributing kosher meat. Why the sudden interest? On a

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Feature: Finding (Jewish) Roots

A group of idealistic and determined young eco-activists are drawing spiritual sustenance from working and protecting the land, getting their hands dirty in a variety

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Feature: Message from the Sources: A Time to Save the Planet

Jews have a decades-long record of protecting the earth, finding Jewish inspiration in rewriting their dominion over the land into tending God’s domain.. The early

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Letter from Brooklyn : Do the Right Thing

Can a person do for others at the same time that he does for himself? Here is one entrepreneurial davener’s story. The Sunday morning service was

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Commentary: Riches by the Pocketful

The Talmud (Eruvin 65) suggests that a person is defined by what he carries in his pockets. Every Thanksgiving, I look into my pockets and

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