College Antisemitism: My Personal Story
This story is one of a few that really molded me into the kind of journalist, and Jew, I am today.
Jewish News and Commentary
This section is home to everything Jewish, including my commentaries, book reviews, podcasts, books, and other projects.
Author Illustrates Fluidity of Racial, Religious Identity
Laura Arnold Leibman Discovers Multiracial Jewish Family That Can Trace Roots to Two Enslaved People in Barbados
Abraham Accords Could Meet Same Fate as Oslo
I don’t want to fall into a familiar trap of unwarranted optimism, then sudden dejection,
‘Armies of Enablers’ Were Complicit In Crimes
Author of Books on the Holocaust and sexual assault breaks down the failure of bystanders and institutional enablers
Push Back Against the Proud Boys in Michigan
The Jewish community must stand against hate.
Dr. Ruth: The Complete, Uncensored Interview
It was a pleasure to have interviewed 92-year-old sex therapist Dr. Ruth for Publishers Weekly.
Confederate Jews Confuse Southern Narrative
Author sees Jews as benefitting from white privilege, yet my own experience in the South was very different.
Remix Judaism, But the Song Remains the Same
Author: Find personal meaning in Judaism if it’s tied to a ritual that can be passed on to the next generation.
My Family’s Holocaust Story
From slave labor to death marches to Auschwitz and Mauthausen.
College Anti-Semitism: My Personal Connection
I know what today’s Jewish college students are going through; I was a target of ‘anti-Zionists’ in the 1980s.