Sarah Katz, at The Blogs

Feb 9, 2022, 5:50 PM

Whoopi Goldberg and why Jews don’t fit the US racial paradigm

Another month, another public figure makes a quip about the Holocaust, Israel or Jews at large which causes significant backlash – often followed by accusations that no one is allowed to reference the Holocaust and criticize Israel or Jews....

Feb 2, 2022, 7:40 AM

Why Patrilineal Jewish Descent matters for Zionism

As both the first Jewish senator from Georgia in US history as well as the youngest elected, Jon Ossoff’s appointment dominated various American and international headlines during the opening weeks of 2021. This highlight of the young politician’s patrilineal...

Jan 28, 2022, 9:54 PM

The Danger of attributing Diaspora Antisemitism to Zionism

When a former non-Jewish co-worker shared a 2019 article entitled “Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic” following the recent synagogue hostage situation in Texas this past week, I assumed the post to be well-intentioned. Indeed, when he decried...

About Me

Sarah Katz is an author, screenwriter and security professional with a Bachelor degree in Middle East Studies from UC Berkeley and a Master degree in Counterterrorism. Her work has appeared in the Jewish Journal and Middle East Forum as well as Cyber Defense Magazine, Dark Reading, Infosecurity Magazine, Tech Xplore, 365 tomorrows, AHF Magazine, Scarlet Leaf Review and Thriller Magazine. Her book "Back to the Tribe: Intersectionality through a Global Jewish Lens" discusses the dangers of stealth antisemitism masquerading as anti-Zionism on the Western left.