Carra Glatt Ben-Baruch

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Oct 27, 2024, 6:03 PM

Why this former American Jew has stopped apologizing

Good liberal Jews genuinely feel compassion for those killed and displaced on both sides. They want peace. But they are also embarrassed

Oct 10, 2021, 7:39 AM

Israel’s message to prospective olim: Just don’t come

Demonstrators gathered in the Rose Garden across from the Knesset to protest the government’s lack of policy regarding entry permits for family members to enter Israel, March 6, 2021. (Jessica Steinberg/ Times of Israel)

Making aliyah now comes with the risk of indefinite separation from loved ones left behind, as Israeli COVID policies have been severely limiting entry permits

Feb 9, 2021, 3:09 PM

Israel’s Betrayal of Olim and Diaspora Jewry

For a brief, insane moment last June, event halls reopened for gatherings of up to 250 people. During that time, my aunt, who owns an apartment in Netanya and has spent summers there with her Israeli-born husband for the...

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About Me

Carra Glatt Ben-Baruch is a senior lecturer in English Literature at Bar-Ilan University. Raised in New Jersey, she made aliyah from Boston in 2017.