Amanda Unvarnished

During my almost 40 years of life here, I have never hidden my Jewish identity; there have been antisemitic incidents, but they are rare. For the first time, however, I am concerned about my security

October 7 and the Gaza war have exposed a dramatic disconnect between many young American Jews and Israel. It is a painful admission: We have failed to teach our young people a fundamental sense of solidarity with fellow Jews

Sad sad sad sad sad.

By this time next year, American democracy will either be ending or will have dealt a dramatic blow to its foes. It's Götterdämmerung in Trump's war against the world's most powerful office.

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