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Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last

More than 30 years after Oslo, Israelis and Palestinians are still living inside a map that was supposed to disappear. Open almost any political map of the West Bank and three letters dominate the landscape: A, B and C. They...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 10, 2026, 6:46 AM

Jack Terpins Receives Silver Salver from São Paulo City Council

Tribute proposed by Councilwoman Cris Monteiro recognized decades of dedication by Jack Terpins to the Jewish community, dialogue, and the development of new leadership. On Wednesday evening (August 6), Jack Terpins was awarded the Silver Salver by the São Paulo...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Aug 5, 2026, 8:43 PM

Who Judges Lithuania’s 157 Measures?

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Lithuania’s action plan contains useful projects and measurable commitments. It still lacks an institution capable of deciding that the state itself failed. Lithuania adopted its national action plan on 21 January 2026 under the twentieth government led by Prime Minister...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Jul 27, 2026, 8:53 AM

The Higher the Office, the Greater the Responsibility: Why Zohran Mamdani’s Rhetoric Matters

Every elected official has the right to express deeply held political convictions. Not every elected official serves the largest Jewish community outside Israel. That distinction is what makes New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rhetoric about Israel worthy of far greater scrutiny...

Hande Gençünal

Jul 20, 2026, 11:17 PM

The Invisible Donation, Israel’s Diaspora Bond

In the early 1990s Benedict Anderson proposed a concept, long-distance nationalism. The politics of communities who stay attached to a territory they've never lived in, simply because they see it as their ancestral home. For Anderson this attachment wasn't...

Jul 16, 2026, 5:03 AM

They Stamped Every Neighborhood But Ours

There is a particular loneliness in being counted only when someone is counting victims, and forgotten every other day of the year. This summer, as the World Cup came to New York, the City handed out a “Neighborhood Passport,”...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:12 AM

We Are Still In It: Diaspora Jews & the Grief that Changed Shape

We Are Still In It: Diaspora Jews & the Grief That Changed Shape

For many Jews in the diaspora, the world has moved on faster than our nervous systems have. The headlines have shifted. The public outrage has been redistributed. The language has changed. But for many of us, the rupture has...

Jul 3, 2026, 11:55 PM

America at 250: A Covenant Renewed

Why the Jewish Story Is Inseparable from the American Story America did not ask Jews to stop being Jews in order to become Americans. It invited us to become more fully both. This Fourth of July, as America celebrates its 250th...

Jul 3, 2026, 12:47 PM

America’s Enduring Covenant with Israel

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The relationship between the United States and Israel is frequently explained through the language of military cooperation, intelligence sharing and common strategic interests. Yet its historical foundations run much deeper. For centuries, America's political culture has drawn upon biblical...

Silas Anastacio

Jun 21, 2026, 4:00 AM

Hillel Latin America Youth Shine at AJC Global Forum in Washington, DC

Hillel Latin America proudly celebrates the participation of its young leaders at the AJC Global Forum, held in Washington, DC. The delegation was warmly welcomed by Matthew and Melanie Bronfman, a gesture that underscored the importance of Latin American...

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