Category Archives: Washington Jewish Week
‘Not in My Neighborhood’ A Montgomery County project maps the story of antisemitic, racist housing laws
(istock / Gettyimages / George Marks) Restrictive housing covenants, which denied racial, ethnic and religious minorities the right to live in certain neighborhoods are a thing of the past. But in Montgomery County, their long-term impacts can still be felt. Read more » »
Virginia’s template in the fight against antisemitism
By Eric Fusfield When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order establishing a Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism on his first day in office last January, he set in motion a number of significant developments. The Virginia commission is the first statewide body devoted solely to confronting the world’s oldest social illness. Read more » »
Some Jewish groups are quiet on far-right extremists’ election in Israel
From left: Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben-G’vir. Netanyahu: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem/Roman Kubanskiy; Smotrich: Ethan Fuld via Wikimedia Commons: Ben-Gvir: David Denberg via Wikimedia Commons Few of the American Jewish Read more » »
Rachel Sonia Sieradzki
Rachel Sonia Sieradzki, of Rockville, died on Sept. 11. She was born April 3, 1995, in Washington, D.C. She attended the Jewish Day School (JDS), Hebrew Day Institute, Westbrook Elementary School, Pyle Middle School and Whitman High School. After high school, Rachel attended Montgomery College and graduated with her A.A. in Liberal Studies. Read more » »
What Queen Elizabeth meant to a British Jew like me
(Photo courtesy of Victoria Jones/Getty) Jeremy Havardi The death 0f Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne is a devastating loss for Britain, the Commonwealth and the free world. It is hard to overstate the sense of grief that will be felt at her passing, including from within the Anglo-Jewish community. Read more » »
My long march to thinking about abortion rights as a Jewish issue
Sarah Leavitt My first abortion clinic escort job was in Madison, Wisc., where I grew up. My best friend’s mom was an abortion provider, and we would sometimes volunteer at her clinic on the weekends. Read more »
COVID at Camp: Bubbles are gone, BA.5 is spreading — but it’s a lot better than 2020
Kids were still able to play together and participate in games this year at summer camp (Courtesy of capital camps) Jan Lee | Special to WJW Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA So many campers were sick with COVID-19 earlier this summer at Ramah New England that Read more » »
Out and About: July 21
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This is not art!
(Photo etsy) Daniel S. Mariaschin Once again, the nexus of art, culture, politics and political bias against Israel and antisemitism is roiling Germany. The 15th Documenta, an international art show held every five years in Kassel, Germany, opened on June 18 and runs through Sept. 25. Read more » »
I’m neither ‘Ukrainian’ nor ‘German.’ But as a Jew in Germany who was born in Ukraine, I am trying to help.
Irina Rosensaft FRANKFURT, Germany — I was born in Ukraine but have never considered myself Ukrainian. My parents had immigrated to Germany, seeking political and economic stability during the chaotic time of the Soviet Union’s collapse, and I still live here, in Frankfurt. Read more » »
