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A Jewish progressive activist group said it is pulling out of the Conference of Presidents over disagreements about the US, Israel, and antisemitism.

Group criticizes conference for insufficiently condemning Israeli government and ‘attacks on democracy’ in the U.S.; Daroff says Workers Circle never raised its concerns

The Workers Circle says its 'focus on democracy' isn't shared by the umbrella organization, cites disagreements on US, Israel and IHRA definition of antisemitism

The social justice organization’s exit from the Jewish umbrella advocacy group reveals deeper tensions within organized Jewry.

Char Rapoport Nance’s recent trip to Poland and Lithuania taught her more than she ever could have imagined about the countries’ hundreds of years of Jewish history. Rapoport Nance and

Char Rapoport Nance’s recent trip to Poland and Lithuania taught her more than she ever could have imagined about the countries’ hundreds of years of Jewish history. Rapoport Nance and

As queerness is increasingly persecuted in the United States, Yiddish culture has been my refuge: a culture with no country that is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs.

In November, the State Department stated that it "views the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism as integral to the fight to eliminate this scourge."

Her mother was a Holocaust survivor. Years after her passing, her daughter remembers her voice, in English and in Yiddish.

Now is as welcome a time as any to celebrate Jewish life, learn a Yiddish song and discover the lessons of history along the way.