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Steven Goldstein

Jul 4, 2025, 3:56 AM

This Zionist Democrat Declares Independence from My Party

If you’ve never read an opinion piece by an author about to weep in anguish as he presses every keyboard button, welcome to your first experience. On this July 4th celebration of America’s independence, I just changed my party...

Jun 27, 2025, 11:40 PM

A New Model to Empower Jews Across America

What if I told you that within one year, we could build a grassroots network of American Jews and our allies powerful enough to shift the tide of Antisemitism and anti-Zionism across the country? I’m talking about recruiting, assigning and...

Jun 23, 2025, 3:23 PM

Check Your Non-Jewish Privilege at the Door

How in the world could I, a delegate to three Democratic National Conventions, thank the Trump Administration for standing by Israel? And how could I do so when the Administration has endangered many laws on which I’ve worked throughout my...

Nov 13, 2024, 12:54 AM

When Will We Democrats Stop Blaming Others?

As a one-time Democratic staffer in the U.S. House and Senate and as a social justice leader who has partnered with public officials, I have spent my career helping to write and pass federal and state laws for racial...

Jun 21, 2024, 6:10 PM

LGBTQ Pride 2024: Confronting my community for complicity in antisemitism

Since June 1999, I have spoken at 42 LGBTQ Pride Shabbat services in the United States and Israel. This year, for the first time, I’ve hesitated to accept invitations. My pride in the leadership of my LGBTQ community is...

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Steven Goldstein is a civil rights lawyer and pro-Israel organizer who worked as a senior staffer in the US House and Senate. A former television news producer with 10 Emmy Awards, he is the author of the HarperCollins book "The Turn-On: How the Powerful Make Us Like Them."

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