History
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The lipstick was beautiful, in a sleek black case with the elegant "HR" monogram, with that satisfying weight of a luxury object in the palm of your hand. I was standing in a drugstore in Kazimierz, Kraków's old Jewish quarter, turning it over, admiring it. Then I checked the price tag and put it gently […]
Current
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It has never been harder to tell truth from nonsense. AI-generated images, faked audio, clickbait, "alternative facts," organized disinformation – how do you know what's actually true? The problem is old; only the tools are new. In 1835, a respected New York paper convinced readers an astronomer had spotted winged creatures on the moon. In […]
Count me as a new fan of Boy George. His music may not be my cup of tea, but his new reggae-inspired song, Od Nirkod (We Will Dance Again)’, stands out for its full-throated solidarity with Israel and the Jewish People. He deserves a real credit for its moral clarity and bravery. That moral clarity shows […]
Yosef Waslow’s mother was Jewish and white. His father was Black and had been raised in a Baptist home. Growing up in Logan, a North Philadelphia neighborhood that had once been home to many Jewish families, he spent much of his childhood wondering where he belonged. Among his Black friends, he was often “the white […]
Video
The internet's most prominent antisemites are accusing each other of having Jewish ancestry, from Nick Fuentes and Sneako to Dan Bilzerian.
