Brad Rothschild

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Sep 22, 2021, 10:26 PM

Yom Kippur on the Block

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At a Yizkor service in the crime-ridden South Side, candles were lit for 787 Chicagoans murdered in a year, and I learned that repentance means not looking away

Sep 7, 2015, 9:56 PM

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: An Opportunity for Israel

This week, the global refugee crisis has grabbed the world’s attention. After three years of war and violence, hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Syrian’s civil war have spilled out of the region and have begun flooding into Europe....

Apr 22, 2015, 1:47 PM

Refugee lives matter

In turning away Africans seeking asylum from war and genocide, the State of Israel has lost its moral bearings

Apr 15, 2015, 6:00 AM

The Last Survivors

This past Saturday, April 11, 2015, marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by the US army. Fittingly, this year the anniversary fell on the last day of Passover, giving a special meaning to the idea...

Dec 17, 2014, 8:19 AM

A Jewish Christmas tree

Illustrative. Decorating a Christmas tree. (Shutterstock)

Following Francois, the 'tree man' of 102nd Street, and finding a tradition steeped in community and family

Nov 11, 2013, 3:33 PM

Israel right or wrong? Not anymore

A once unconditional loyalty has been shaken by the erosion of democracy, pluralism and freedom

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Brad Rothschild is a documentary filmmaker living in NYC.

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