Topic: Jewish Community
Biden’s Delaware Rabbi Stands by his Man
In conversation with the editor of The Forward, Rabbi Michael Beals doubles down on the value of wisdom and makes a Biblical case for the president after a disastrous debate performance
By Jodi Rudoren
Everyone Has Much to Learn about Israel and Gaza
During Passover week a longtime university president reflects on antisemitism and threats to free speech on campus
By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary: Claudine Gay’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends
Just a month after Penn President Liz Magill stepped down, a rabbi and author reflects on how culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard University’s president to resign
By Jay Michaelson
Listen: Ali Velshi On Young People Who Don’t Understand the Holocaust
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member laments the vast ignorance of the most basic facts of recent world history
By Ali Velshi
The War Comes to the Penn Boardroom
Wealthy Jewish donors in revolt. Pro-Palestinian students shouting vile things. A university President embattled. Isn’t this just what the terrorists want?
By Larry Platt
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on Anne Frank
The MSNBC host welcomes Israeli illustrator David Polonsky to discuss the universal experience of love, puberty, and the world's most famous child author
By Ali Velshi
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Art Spiegelman
The MSNBC host speaks with the cartoonist about his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, depicting his father's experience during and beyond the Holocaust
By Ali Velshi
Does Dr. Oz Have a Genocide Problem?
The Republican U.S. Senate nominee won’t acknowledge that Turkey annihilated 1.5 million Armenians in the 20th century. Is denial of genocide the new smart campaign strategy?
By Larry Platt