Blacks, Jews At Odds Over Choice Of Lieberman
by Eric J. Greenberg Staff Writer Black-Jewish tensions escalated this week following the selection of the first Jewish vice presidential candidate of a major party in American history. Even as the...
View ArticleNew, Old Faces In Dialogue
by Eric J. Greenberg Staff Writer There are two major personnel changes in the world of Jewish-Christian dialogue, even as meetings between representatives of the two religions continue. On the...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor's Christmas Card to the Jews
I've been a fan of The Prairie Home Companion since it went national, though I confess I often hit the “off” switch when host Garrison Keillor starts to sing, so I don't exactly know what to make of...
View ArticleBlogging the New Israel Fund flap
The reaction against attempts by the political right in Israel to portray the New Israel Fund as a kind of anti-Israel fifth column is intensifying.read more
View ArticleAbe Foxman’s Oscar Pick
In an op-ed distributed by the Anti-Defamation League this week, the group’s national director, Abraham Foxman makes the case for “Inglourious Basterds” to win the Best Picture Oscar.read more
View ArticleBiden's Israel speech: not a game changer
So did Vice President Joe Biden accomplish his top goal during this week's Israel visit – reassuring a skeptical Israeli public about the Obama administration's intentions while also reassuring the...
View ArticleGen. Jim Jones and fast and easy charges of anti-Semitism
I can't quite get my mind around the fierce reaction to an allegedly anti-Semitic joke told by Gen. Jim Jones, the Obama administration national security adviser, during a recent appearance before...
View ArticleWhy Do They Hate Us?
Jerome A. Chanes Special To The Jewish Week All I hear about these days is the “New Anti-Semitism.” The Anti-Defamation League’s Abe Foxman had a book some years ago — a rather gevaltist book — with...
View ArticleMore on Kagan, the Upper West Side and senatorial euphemisms
My story this week headlined “Is Kagan’s Jewishness Being Used Against Her?” has generated some interesting feedback.read more
View ArticleThe ADL, Arizona and anti-immigrant craziness
Some of the nastiest email I get is on the issue of immigration reform. To read these missives, you'd never know that Jewish groups have been at the forefront of the effort to overhaul a badly broken...
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