Three Great Reads from the Jewish Journal
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After a deeply troubling act of hate, Portnoy condemned the behavior and proudly held his ground against the media; he acted quickly and unflinchingly and modeled how hate should be handled because it was simply the right thing to do. Sadly, Portnoy’s immediate, strong and principled pushback is far too rare.
There is a growing chorus in higher education that says the Trump administration is weaponizing its efforts to combat antisemitism for its own ideological ends. Whether true or not, the public debate around Jew-hatred, free speech and the rule of law is putting Jews in an age-old bind.
When I was growing up in London, I attended Orthodox Jewish day school where Ashkenazi culture shaped nearly every aspect of Jewish life. I was one of just a few Mizrahi kids, and I have distinct memories of being looked at as an “other.” My food was different. The way my family celebrated holidays was different. Even the Jewish studies curriculum — whether it was history or Torah — reflected a tradition that felt unfamiliar.