Josh Glancy

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The joy and chaos of a Jewish wedding proves life is back

Horas, bars and dance floors — traditional celebrations are as far removed from the restrictions of the pandemic as it’s possible to get, and all the more wonderful for that

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The joy and chaos of a Jewish wedding proves life is back

What looks like apartheid also keeps Israel secure

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Jews fought and died for America

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People wait to cross a street in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2021. - Tensions between mainstream Israelis and ultra-Orthodox Jews, or haredim, have roiled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Refusals by top rabbis to close religious schools and street-packing haredi funerals that ignored restrictions on gatherings infuriated the public, which blamed haredi defiance for extended lockdowns. But beyond hostilities, experts said the pandemic has also ignited an internal debate within the ultra-Orthodox community over whether its conduct during the crisis was justified. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

What if every Jew wore Orthodox clothing?

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Heinrich Heine’s life shows how lucky we are

The great poet loved Germany—but it did not love him or his fellow Jews back, writes Josh Glancy

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February 12, 2021 09:55

XKH149505 Portrait of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) 1831 (oil on paper on canvas) by Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel (1800-82); 43x34 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Jon Ossoff, Nice Jewish Boy, wins Georgia's Senate runoff

'Ossoff’s victory is an important moment for American Jews'

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January 6, 2021 09:52

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 05: Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks with members of the media at Dunbar Neighborhood Center on January 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Polls have opened across Georgia in the two runoff elections, pitting incumbents Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) against Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The pandemic year showed us what matters

'In some ways this entire crisis has been an illustration of the succour and resilience inherent in the Jewish way of life.'

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December 11, 2020 13:14

The pandemic year showed us what matters

Even now it’s still good to be Jewish in the USA

'It’s possible to be overly pessimistic, about both America’s future and the Jewish place in it.'

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October 29, 2020 12:27

Even now it’s still good to be Jewish in the USA

Snubbing Rabin’s memory is an AOC own goal

'AOC’s stance is reminiscent of those taken by another great friend of the Palestinians, one Jeremy Corbyn'

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October 1, 2020 13:21

Snubbing Rabin’s memory is an AOC own goal

Why American Jews will back Biden the 'super-mensch'

'Joe Biden can sit there with the American people, in a sense sitting shiva, being present and acknowledging the great loss that we as a country have gone through'

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August 28, 2020 16:30