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American Jews | Judaism | New York Times | Media | Anti-Semitism | white nationalism | terrorism

The Cartoon and the Rabbi

Last Thursday, the international print edition of The New York Times published a cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dog, with a human head and an unusually large nose, being walked by—or, perhaps, walking—President Donal...

May 2, 2019

Islamophobia | terrorism | mysticism

Manaakitanga and the Power of Silence

Ed. Note: Today's column is the second in a three-part series by Divinity School faculty reflecting on the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand last Friday. On Monday, Richard Rosengarten wrote about the challenges and possibilities of religi...

March 21, 2019

Islamophobia | terrorism | Islam | white supremacy | gun violence | Sigmund Freud

OMG

“Oh, my God.”...

March 18, 2019

9/11 | terrorism

A New Yorker's Reflections on 9/11/2001 -- Galen Guengerich

Remembering a Tragedy...

September 12, 2013