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Jan 18, 2023, 5:53 AM

Baseless charges of antisemitism do not belong on billboards–or anywhere else

Rising antisemitism in the U.S. is a serious problem and a source of rising concern throughout the American Jewish community. At a time when we need to come together as Jews and as Americans to combat it, our ability...

Jul 1, 2020, 4:14 PM

Annexation would put US Jews in an impossible situation

People wave Israeli flags while watching the Salute to Israel Parade in New York, May 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

It would require us to square our Jewish values of freedom and democracy with the denial of equality to millions of Palestinians

Apr 4, 2018, 3:57 PM

Experiencing Israel through a Gender Lens

I’ve just returned from what was my 45th trip to Israel. My first trip to Israel was in 1967, just three weeks after the six-day war. That summer at home was filled with racial unrest and protests against the...

Jan 20, 2016, 1:23 PM

On Roe v. Wade anniversary, fresh threats to abortion access demand action

On Roe v. Wade anniversary, a fight is underway to defeat new laws that would threaten women's health freedoms

Mar 24, 2014, 4:19 AM

Hobby Lobby: The stakes for women

An employer's religious beliefs must not trump a woman's right to determine her own health care needs

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About Me

Nancy Kaufman is the board chair of the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), a nonprofit organization that amplifies the voices of the pluralistic and diverse Jewish community of New York. Inspired by Jewish and democratic values, NYJA strives for social justice in the US and Israel, and is committed to combating antisemitism and other forms of bigotry and hate. She is the former chief executive officer of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW).

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