Epilogues and Edges

By Relly Robinson November 10, 2023

“Even if we somehow managed to get every member back into that living room in Edinburgh, singing the same songs, it will never feel the same. We will no longer have those same strings of connection, varying in strength but never tenderness, weaving between us.”

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“Israelism” Review: The Dangers of Pro-Israel Indoctrination

By Daniel Kushner September 6, 2023

“In declaring that the only way for Jews to be safe is for Israel to be safe, the safety of Jews everywhere else has effectively been compromised.”

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Like a Jew Among Jews: A Jewish Media Fellowship Reflection

By Miri Verona September 1, 2023

“The Yiddish word haymishe comes to mind… It immediately made sense to me as an equal-parts ironic and sincere evocation of the joy and warmth of Midwestern Jewishness.”

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The Mizrahi Black Panthers Dreamed of a Different Future

By Maia Golzar Anderson August 20, 2023

“At this moment of heightened conflict, we must remember, and draw inspiration from the Mizrahi legacy of intersectional activism through the Mizrahi Black Panther Party in Israel.”

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Special Report: Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism

By Arno Rosenfeld July 6, 2023

Fatima Mousa Mohammed’s graduation address is the latest chapter in a complicated story about Zionism, antisemitism and free speech at one of New York City’s most important universities.

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A Day in the Life of Gedenkdiener

By Raquel G. Frohlich July 3, 2023

“My grandpa was in the Hitler Youth—now I’m doing a very different thing.”

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AEPi Sweethearts

By Sean Githens June 30, 2023

In June 2023, New Voices published a series of micro-stories about “Queer Jewish Joy”. As hostility toward trans and queer people persists across the country, we can derive strength from the moments that remind us how beautiful it is to be part of the LGBTQIA+ community. As we continue to fight for justice, stories of…

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The History of Jewish Summer Camp Could Change its Future

By Julia Hegele June 15, 2023

“It can be hard to let go of the sense that camp is full of tradition and history… but change is ok. It’s inevitable.”

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Jewish Media Is Failing Sephardic & Mizrahi Communities. Fixing It Starts Here.

By Lauren Hakimi December 22, 2022

Writers say representation won’t be enough to fix outlets’ coverage of non-Ashkenazi Jewish life.

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Starting a DIY Klezmer Group with the Hava Nagila Principle

By Miri Verona December 6, 2022

Klezmer is all the rage. The New Voices Disorientation Guide is here to show you how to start the Jewish band of your dreams.

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Revisiting The Campus Archives

By Rena Yehuda Newman October 19, 2022

How student activists use the power of archives to serve the local cause they’re fighting for.

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New Year, New Tactics

By Jacquelyn Torres September 21, 2022

New Voices chats with a student organizer for today’s best tips on campus activism and agitation as part of our Disorientation Guide.

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The Battle Over California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum

By Naomi Friedland June 23, 2022

While major Zionist organizations lobby to change California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, many Jewish students and scholars across California have a different outlook on the issue – and are being overlooked in the debate.

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#SaveSadeh: Europe’s Only Jewish Farm Faces Eviction

By New Voices Editorial Board June 15, 2022

The potential closure of Sadeh Farm puts the future of a global Jewish farming movement at stake – especially for Jewish youth.

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The Past, Present, and Future of Independent Jewish Student Organizing

By Sarah Wolf May 16, 2022

An unearthed history of the North American Jewish Students Appeal and its legacy of independent, alternative Jewish student life is more colorful than Hillel wants you to know.

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