Posts tagged Jewish identity
California Bill Wants To Track Who Is Jewish. It’s A Bad Idea.
California Bill Wants To Track Who Is Jewish. It’s A Bad Idea.

(OPINION) The complexities of Jewish-American identity don’t fit in compartmentalized racial binaries. Jewish identity is inherited, interpreted, and observed differently on an individual-to-individual basis. While heritage and ancestry are certainly technical aspects of Jewish identity, there are several contemporary instances that complicate its resonance.

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Culture, Jewish, Judaism, News, North America, Politics, Religion, Religion News, Society, SolutionsYael BrightYael Bright, opinion, Jews, Jewish, Judaism, Jewish identity, race and culture, religion, faith, news, California, laws, identity, rosh hashanah, politics, politics and religion, Yom Kippur, Primary featureComment
LA Mayoral Hopeful Adam Miller Opens Up His About Jewish Identity
LA Mayoral Hopeful Adam Miller Opens Up His About Jewish Identity

Adam Miller, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and former tech executive, is beginning to highlight his Jewish identity after initially downplaying it. He frames his background and leadership at Ikar as key qualifications, while criticizing city leadership on antisemitism, positioning himself as a moderate alternative in a competitive race.

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Jewish, Judaism, News, North America, Politics, SocietyLouis KeeneLouis Keene, Adam Miller, Los Angeles mayor race, Jewish identity, antisemitism, Karen Bass, Nithya Raman, Democratic Socialists of America, Ikar synagogue, Israel, LA politics, Jews, Judaism, religion and politics, politics, Secondary feature Comment