Category: Opinion
“Funny Girl” featured at Proctors April 1- 6
A scene from the upcoming production of “Funny Girl” to be staged at Proctors, April 1- 6. Hannah...
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Survivor and artist Tibor Spitz to discuss his life and artwork
Artist Tibor Spitz ALBANY– Survivor Tibor Spitz will discuss his journey as an artist and his...
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‘Columbia didn’t do enough’ after protests, Senator Schumer tells ‘NYT’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major...
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Israel’s first lady demands accountability for Hamas sex crimes
Israel’s first lady, Michal Herzog, meets Shay Dickmann, left, whose cousin Carmel Gat was...
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An undiscovered great star waits stage left
Clifton Park Hadassah’s Greatest Stars ~1985 By MARILYN SHAPIRO “I’m the greatest star, I am by...
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Joy tempered with pain; Will the sound of the ‘grogger’ ring as loudly this Purim?
Illustration of a Purim grogger. Photo courtesy of Sophie Gordon/Flash90. “Be this the whetstone...
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On Purim, celebrate Jewish self-defense, not self-loathing!
Looking at the Scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of...
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A pastry shop, a respite from protests at Columbia, offers year-round hamantaschen
The Hungarian Pastry Shop in Manhattan on March 5, 2025. Photo courtesy of Anna Rahmanan. JNS By...
Read MoreDid Joshua fight in vain? Let’s talk history!
A primer for Gen Z and the rest of us BY RIVKAH ROTHSCHILD Joshua fought for our land. He won, and then divided the land by lottery into nine and a half areas. Each area belonged to a different tribe and each tribe...
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Columbia’s unapologetic terrorist professor
RASHID KHALIDI, author and American historian of the Middle East, the Edward Said Professor of...
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Devastated winery on border with Lebanon — a sign of destruction after Hezbollah war
Shattered and fire-damaged wine bottles, some with wine remnants, line the floor of a...
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Trump, Gaza and false analogies
Indians arrive at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam after being expelled from Uganda, Nov. 24, 1972....
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