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activism

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Uncom­fort­able Con­ver­sa­tions with a Jew
Emmanuel Acho
Noa Tish­by
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Hen­ri­et­ta Szold: Hadas­sah and the Zion­ist Dream
Francine Klags­brun
Essay

The 1970s Jew­ish Multiverse

Don Fut­ter­man
February 19, 2024
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The Forg­ers: The For­got­ten Sto­ry of the Holo­caust’s Most Auda­cious Res­cue Operation
Roger Moore­house
Essay

What Is Our Duty to the Envi­ron­ment? Ques­tions to Con­sid­er on Tu B’Shevat

Joel Bur­cat
January 22, 2024
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The Amen Effect: Ancient Wis­dom to Mend Our Bro­ken Hearts and World
Sharon Brous
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My Name Is Barbra
Bar­bra Streisand
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

A Think­ing Heart in This Wak­ing Nightmare

Havi­va Ner-David
December 19, 2023
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We Set the Night on Fire: Ignit­ing the Gay Revolution
Martha Shel­ley
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Touch­ing the Art
Mat­til­da Bern­stein Sycamore
Essay

Con­vert­ing and Insert­ing Jew­ish Iden­ti­ties into Fic­tion (with a Laugh or Two)

Stephanie Bar­bé Hammer
November 27, 2023
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Amos Oz: Writer, Activist, Icon
Robert Alter
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Bet­ty Friedan: Mag­nif­i­cent Disrupter
Rachel Shteir
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“Some­times, All It Takes Is Claim­ing that Iden­ti­ty”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Amelia Possanza 

Julie R. Enszer 
September 18, 2023
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One Last Shot: Based on a True Sto­ry of Wartime Heroism
Kip Wil­son
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The Sacred Earth: Jew­ish Per­spec­tives on Our Planet
Andrue J. Kahn, ed.
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