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Oct 17, 2021, 11:55 AM

My Great-Grandfather, Vizhnitz, and the Satmar Rebbe

My patrilineal family have been disciples of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty, spearheaded by the Hager family, since its inception. Though no one since my great-grandfather overtly dressed or lived a strictly Hasidic lifestyle, the connection to Vizhnitz was still...

Nov 28, 2020, 9:44 PM

From Jabrayil to Los Angeles: The Story of an Azerbaijani Jewish Refugee

A refugee child from the Karabakh region, circa 1992/1993. (Credit: Ilgar Jafarov via Wikmedia Commons)

Ever since the flare-up of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in late September, I’ve been avidly following news of the situation on the ground. Until recently a frozen conflict for close to three decades, the dispute centers around the breakaway region...

Nov 1, 2020, 7:08 PM

Israel and Armenia: Parallel Experiences, Divergent Interests

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian in Jerusalem, Jan. 26, 2020. (Credit: AMOS BEN GERSHOM, GPO)

Genocide, centuries of subjugation, unique peoplehood, dispossession from their ancestral lands, sprawling global diasporas, and extant conflict with neighbors. These are only some of the similarities which begin to describe striking parallels between the Jewish and Armenian people. Yet, despite...

Jul 21, 2020, 11:47 AM

Nick Cannon, “True Hebrews,” and the Consequences of Jewish Delegitimization

Nick Cannon at Time 100 Gala, 2010. (Credit: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons)

In recent days, public personality Nick Cannon – most known for being a television host on shows such as “America’s Got Talent," various hip hop stints, and his marriage to Mariah Carey – found himself in heated controversy for...

Feb 4, 2020, 2:18 PM

The Two-State Solution Has Been a Failure. An Alternative Vision is Needed.

With the Trump Administration recently revealing its long-awaited “Deal of the Century,” a polarizing reaction across the political spectrum was quick to follow. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opposition rival Benny Gantz, as well as much of the American...

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A Brooklyn native, Daniel Edelstein is a Jewish issues writer, prospective law student, and Brooklyn College graduate, where he majored in political science.