judaism_america_democracy

Recommended Reading

Perspective 1:

Partisanship and the erosion of democratic norms and institutions are essential challenges facing American democracy today.

  • “Why Jews Should Defend Liberal Democracy” by Andrés Spokoiny (article)
  • “The Biggest Threat To The Jews? The Partisan Divide.” by Yehuda Kurtzer (article)
  • “Personally Delivered: Making Everyone Count in an Election” by Sam Novey (video)
Perspective 2:

Threats to religious freedom and ethnic survival are critical political challenges confronting American democracy.

  • “Who’s Afraid of Religious Liberty?” by Richard Samuelson (article)
  • “Jewish Conservatism: A Manifesto” by Eric Cohen (article)  
  • “To Fight Anti-Semitism, Be a Proud Jew” by Bari Weiss (article)
Perspective 3:

Structural racism, systemic inequality, and extractive capitalism must be addressed to save American democracy.

  • “Why Jewish Women Should Still Attend the Women’s March” by Stosh Cotler (article)
  • “Jews struggled for decades to become white. Now we must give up white privilege to fight racism.” by Gil Steinlauf (article)
  • “Why Jews should support reparations for slavery” by Sharon Brous (article)

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