Jews
Newsom launches council to focus on teaching California students about the Holocaust
By Alejandra Molina — October 8, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — 'We are offering an antidote to the cynicism that this is how things are, and responding to that hate the best way we know how — with education and empathy,' California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Why Israel got to Surfside so fast
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2021
(RNS) — Yes, Israelis rushed to help in Surfside. Because that's the entire purpose of the Jewish people.
American Muslim groups boycott White House Eid celebration
By Joseph Hammond — May 17, 2021
(RNS) — A number of prominent Democrats and Muslim American groups pushed back against the timing and fanfare of the event, as fighting between Israelis and Palestinians continues to rock the Holy Land.
Yes, there was an Armenian genocide
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2021
(RNS) — The Armenian genocide is a Jewish issue. More than you think.
Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism
By David Rising — April 8, 2021
(AP) — The #ItStartedWithWords campaign educates people about how the Nazis dehumanized Jews years before death camps were established.
Have a rice Pesach!
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 23, 2021
(RNS) — Do you want to eat rice and other legumes during Passover? Even if you're Ashkenazic? Knock yourself out.
Does NBC have a Jewish problem?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — Anti-Semitism. On your television screen.
Berlin’s debate over Pius XII has hit the streets
By Tom Heneghan — February 10, 2021
(RNS) — German historians have asked Berlin authorities to rename a street honoring Pius because he allegedly failed to denounce the Holocaust.
How Jewish is “Ma Rainey”?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 5, 2021
The late Chadwick Boseman was amazing in "Ma Rainey." Even more than you think.
117th Congress, like the old, is overwhelmingly Christian, heavily Protestant
By Yonat Shimron and Emily McFarlan Miller — January 4, 2021
(RNS) — Whereas about a quarter (26%) of US adults are religiously unaffiliated, only one member of the 117th Congress — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — described herself that way.
Muslim, Sikh and Jewish groups seek inclusion in California’s new ethnic studies curriculum
By Alejandra Molina — November 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The model curriculum for high schoolers focuses on Chicanos and Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans.
How John Lewis fought anti-Semitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 27, 2020
(RNS) — Everything that I do to fight the pervasive racism in this nation I will do as a kaddish for John Lewis.
We should all mourn for the ultra-Orthodox
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 29, 2020
(RNS) — Jew-haters with guns are no longer the greatest threat to Jews. The new enemy is invisible.
Democratic party hits control-alt-delete
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 11, 2020
(RNS) — The anti-Israel agenda? It is not a good look, and it is not winning.
