Editorial
Editorial: Josie Johnson is worried about America
The job of editing a newspaper entails certain compromises and the occasional pangs of conscience. At the top, I want...
Editorial: Beyond the elections
The October issue of The Atlantic magazine included a number of articles billed under the general theme: “You call this...
Editorial: A roof over our heads
The Web site of the Union for Reform Judaism informs us that “Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning ‘booths’ or ‘huts,’...
Editorial: What we think about when we think about the High Holidays
The traditional greeting for Rosh Hashana is “L’shana tova tikatevu” — “May you be inscribed for a good year.” The...
Guest editorial: On Labor Day and Jewish values
Our prophetic tradition and the history of Jews in movements for social change in the U.S. should inform the Jewish...
Editorial: My interview with a former racist skinhead
Arno Michaelis, a former racist skinhead, could not keep track of the press interviews he had done in recent days....
Editorial: Shades of ‘Tail-Gunner Joe’
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “McCarthyism” as a “mid-20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to...
Editorial: Celebrating 100 years
Free newspapers, such as the American Jewish World, play a vital role in our society. Factual reporting not only offers...
Editorial: Summoned to a ‘beit din’
The editorial in the last edition of the Jewish World noted that I and this newspaper were being threatened with...
Editorial: A threat to the American Jewish World
In the midst of production for this edition of the American Jewish World, something strange happened. A messenger from a...
