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A Tale of Two Kenneths: A Brief History of Campus Antisemitism in U.S. Civil Rights Law, 2004–present
Or: Why the Executive Order on Antisemitism Does Matter Written in collaboration with Isaac Brooks Fishman and cross-posted to Jewschool Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order on antisemitism, which created more confusion than policy. It is not clear from the face of the order what it is doing, or why it was…
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NCSY discusses Jewish identity, Zionism, & a binational state after the Six-Day War
Highlights from a 1968 NCSY Guide to Israel — an unapologetically Religious Zionist text that also promotes intellectual engagement with ideological opponents — with editing contributions from Meir Kahane
While in my shul’s library over Shavuot, I found a paper booklet published in June 1968 by the National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY), the primary Modern Orthodox youth group. Titled Israel: Eretz Israel, Land of Promise, it provides a fascinating picture of how American Modern Orthodox Jews saw the State of Israel in the…