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May 6, 2026, 10:42 PM

When Divestment Becomes Demonization

There was a time when “Never Again” was not a slogan. It was a moral commitment. Today, Jewish Americans are increasingly wondering whether that commitment still applies to them. Across the United States and around the world, antisemitic attacks are...

Mar 11, 2026, 8:36 PM

If Iran Chooses Peace, the Middle East Will Bloom

For decades, the Middle East has lived under the shadow of Iran’s terror networks and proxy conflicts. From Hezbollah in Lebanon to militias across the region, Tehran’s strategy has fueled instability, violence, and distrust. If the current crisis ultimately weakens...

Jan 24, 2026, 1:03 PM

A New Coming of Age for Jewish Students

There is a new coming-of-age moment for many Jewish young adults in the US. It happens around eighteen, and it is nothing like a bar or bat mitzvah. Instead, it arrives quickly and without warning, often during the first...

May 6, 2024, 11:37 PM

Time Out! Can we talk about this?

Royce Hall, UCLA, May 2024

It’s time to find common ground across the chasm that divides the pro-Palestinian students on our university campuses from so many others there. One of the primary purposes of any university education is to apply critical thinking in an...

Apr 25, 2024, 9:41 AM

Has critical thinking at universities vanished?

It is surely one of the most important skills to teach. How can a high proportion of our young adults think that a bunch of terrorist thugs who decapitate civilians, kidnap hostages, rape little girls as a policy, and...

Mar 22, 2024, 8:57 AM

People4Peace Launched after 10/7, Combats Disinformation & Antisemitism

I had seen the signs. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists waving their colors and banners down the road from me across the freeway overpass. Rising tides of anti-Israel actions on college campuses. Antisemitic tropes thrown around casually and without truth....

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Media executive, philanthropist, producer of 27 motion pictures, some award winning. Father of 4.