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Michelle Elisburg

Jun 5, 2026, 8:12 PM

Antisemitism in American Health Care: Praying With Your Voice and Your Feet

The author pictured with Paula M. Stannard Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Photo courtesy of the author.

This is the third column in a multi-part series by the author on “Antisemitism in the Medical Field.” From biblical times when “there rose a king who knew not Joseph” (and all the good he did for Egypt) and began...

Jun 3, 2026, 10:18 AM

Israel in the Age of Viral Demonization

Israeli national flag waving at the historic Western Wall in Jerusalem from the Pexels website (https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-the-national-flag-of-israel-6851497/)

How sensational allegations against Israel echo older patterns of anti-Jewish conspiracy and collective demonization. For centuries, anti-Jewish prejudice has often relied on extraordinary allegations—stories so shocking that they bypass skepticism and appeal directly to emotion. Medieval Europe produced some of...

Eugene J. Levin

Jun 1, 2026, 12:27 AM

Hitler’s Heirs: The Unbroken Line from the Mufti to Hamas

There is a line that runs from the bunker in Berlin to the killing fields of the Negev. It bends through decades of propaganda, through refugee camps and mosques and school curricula, through satellite broadcasts and social media. But...

Deborah Villanueva

May 29, 2026, 7:51 PM

Sacred Ground: Reclaiming Zionism Through Memory, Healing and Hope

Marina Kahana, VP of Programming and Evolve Chair, Hadassah Long Beach / Orange County (LBOC), and Dr. Deborah Villanueva, President, Hadassah LBOC standing in front of the “Celebrate Israel” backdrop. Photo courtesy of the author.

I did not grow up thinking Zionism would one day become a word that people whispered cautiously. For much of my life, Zionism felt simple. It was connected to survival, language, prayer, peoplehood and longing. Zionism lived in stories told...

Stacey R. Dorenfeld

May 29, 2026, 1:04 AM

After the Storm: Standing Up to the Wildfires of Antisemitism

The author with Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Photo courtesy of the author.

A Jewish student removes her Star of David necklace before walking into class. A father instinctively scans the exits at synagogue before sitting down beside his children. A mezuzah quietly disappears from a front door. None of these moments make...

May 28, 2026, 10:18 PM

Hamas’ Deliberate, Coordinated Violence Confirmed by Independent Commission

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As painful as it was for me to write this, I felt compelled to respond to the article in the May 14 issue of the Baltimore Sun, “Civil Commission Report Says Oct. 7 Sexual Violence in Israel was Deliberate,...

Beverly Kent Goldenberg

May 28, 2026, 8:53 PM

My ‘Nails for Israel Advocacy’ Campaign

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When Ran Gvili, the last hostage from the Israel-Hamas war was released from Gaza, I stopped wearing yellow nail polish and returned to my beloved purple. I had been decorating my nails in shades and designs of yellow in...

May 27, 2026, 11:24 AM

The Indisputable Zionism of the Black Panther Party and Why it Matters Now

(Part I: The Jew boy fight, the JDL, Zionists, and the Black Power Party’s Zionist-inspired platform) I was introduced to the Black Panthers in the eighth grade by my friend Gene—I think that was his name. We were walking...

May 25, 2026, 7:38 PM

When the Verdict Arrives Before the Evidence

In 1973, a psychologist named David Rosenhan sent eight ordinary people into psychiatric hospitals. Each one claimed to hear a single word repeating in their head: “thud.” That was the only symptom. All eight were admitted. Once inside, they...

Mihran Kalaydjian

May 25, 2026, 7:22 AM

When Jews Are Told They Don’t Belong Again

For decades after the Holocaust, civilized society agreed on one moral line that could never be crossed again: Jews would never again be treated as outsiders in the societies they helped build. Today, that line is eroding before our eyes. Across...

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