Talking to Children About Events in Pittsburgh and Anti-Semitism
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff shares advice for talking with kids in the wake of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh
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How to Discuss Anti-Semitism with Youths
Q: I am about to have Jewish grandchildren, and I am terrified! Don’t get me wrong; we love our son-in-law. He has brought out the best in our daughter and they make sensible decisions together. We have never had any
Michael Douglas Speaks Out on Anti-Semitism
Have you or a loved one ever had the experience of overhearing or being told something point blank that was anti-Semitic because the speaker didn’t think they were in the company of someone Jewish? Michael Douglas did.
Raised without formal
Resisting Anti-Semitism
Several people sent me links to blog about this New York Times article about how the state of Missouri wants to deal with a neo-Nazi group. They’ve decided that if the neo-Nazis want to perform community service by adopting a
Anti-Semitism Within a Review of The Believer
A profoundly disturbing film, The Believer, written and directed by Henry Bean, an observant Jew, explores the emotional damage anti-Semitism has done to one brilliant, independent-minded Jew, Danny Balint.
Although the film was made before Sept. 11, well before the
Confronting Anti-Semitism: If I Don’t Respond, Who Will?
Growing up as a girl in downstate New York, I never really thought about anti-Semitism, what it was and how it could infect a population. I, like many others, read The Diary of Anne Frank, and felt indignation over the
Kindness is Paramount in Our Interfaith, Interracial Relationship
One of the questions David asked me on our first date was, “Are you looking for someone Jewish?” He didn’t waste time getting to the heart of the matter.
“I would prefer someone Jewish,” I said. “It can be easier because certain language is understood
Feeling Unheard as a Jewish, Queer Asian Woman
Being a Jewish queer Asian woman is more emotional labor than I have the spoons for right now. It’s Pittsburgh, Orlando and Atlanta—all at once. Yet, here I am, an exhausted community engagement volunteer and social justice advocate, who at the time of
How to React When Your People’s People are Targeted
“I know you’re not a Facebook person, but I think I need you to say something,” I said to my husband the day after the Tree of Life shooting.
I had been doom scrolling social media for hours, my heart in my
An Open Letter to Matthew Bronfman On Behalf of Interfaith Families
Dear Mr. Bronfman,
Like your dad and you, I, too, am a proud Jew. I, too, say thank you, every day, for my health and family. I, too, agree that there are plenty of ways to express your Judaism, whether in
My Interfaith & Immigrant Family’s First-Ever Passover Seder
“They tried to kill us.
We won.
Let’s eat.”
That’s my family’s mantra for all Jewish holidays since we first started—knowingly—celebrating them a few years after we arrived in the U.S. from the Soviet Union.
I use the word “knowingly” because in Soviet Ukraine, my
As Our World Implodes, I Bake Challah
Last week I had 6 dollars and 97 cents in my checking account.
And I’m not so worried. To me, money isn’t everything—bread is.
I live in a one-bedroom apartment with my three children and husband—who just recently went back
What We’re Reading & Watching About Anti-Black Racism
Like many organizations in the Jewish community, the team at 18Doors has been spending a lot of time discussing anti-Black racism. For us, the conversation is more than professional — it is personal. Our staff includes Black people and people
12 Tips for Talking about Israel in Interfaith Families
During times of conflict in Israel, interfaith couples may find themselves under strain. The key thing a Jewish partner in an interfaith relationship has to remember is that their partner may not have a strong attachment to Israel. And the
Hollywood Now: Scarlett Johansson’s Heavy Roles, Anne Hathaway in Modern Love & Hailee Steinfeld as Dickinson
Scarlett Johansson’s heavy roles, Anne Hathaway in Modern Love & Hailee Steinfeld as Dickinson
What Do We Do About Jesus at a Jewish Wedding?
What do we do about Jesus at a Jewish wedding?
Did You Take Notice?
I struggled with writing this note to you. Another synagogue, another shooting, another person dead and more wounded. First Pittsburgh, then New Zealand and Sri Lanka, and now, Poway, a short distance away from San Diego. Ma nishtana? What’s different?
How Will Our Kids Understand the Past?
How do I help my daughters truly understand anti-Semitism and Jewish history?
Hanukkah Feels Different This Year
It makes me nervous to celebrate Hanukkah in public this year
Hollywood Now: Kravitz Tells Us About Her Bewitching New Role
Zoe Kravitz has a complicated new part--see why she's excited
Hollywood Now: The Wife’s Interfaith Marriage & Karlie Kloss is Engaged to a Kushner
The Wife's interfaith storyline & Karlie Kloss' engagement
Hollywood Now: The Franco Brothers Team Up, Newcomer Timothée Chalamet and True Crime, Hollywood Style
Dave and James Franco. Credit: A24C
James & Dave Finally Together!
Brothers James and Dave Franco, whose mother is Jewish, co-star in The Disaster Artist, the true story of filmmaker Tommy Wiseau and his infamous movie The Room, considered one
Hollywood Now: Spielberg’s Documentary and New Movies from Andrew Garfield & Kate Hudson
Spielberg Gets in Front of the Camera
Director Steven Spielberg’s movies and the life experiences that shaped them are the subjects of the fascinating and very personal documentary Spielberg, which premieres on HBO October 7. Filmmaker Susan Lacy, known for
Charting a New Course
We live in a world filled with hate. It seems as each new day dawns, we are reminded of this very concept. Charlottesville, Paris, London, France, Spain, the list continues to grow. Even my beloved alma mater, The Ohio State
