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The Enemy Among Us
The most consequential assault on a society’s principles might wear those principles as its uniform. By Jonathan S. Greenwald Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) U.S. flag. Credit: Tumisu/Pixabay In politics, the danger is not the outsider, the immigrant, the believer or the dissenter. A free society depends on their equal rights. The danger is an ideology that invokes liberty to extinguish liberty, tolerance to excuse intolerance and human rights to deny the
Jonathan S. Greenwald
4 days ago4 min read


Yehuda Aharon Widawski, Holocaust survivor, dies at 107
Holocaust survivor Yehuda Aharon Widawski z”l, who survived Auschwitz and rebuilt his life in Israel, died at 107. His remarkable story of resilience and Jewish continuity carries enduring lessons for the next generation.
Jonathan S. Greenwald
Sep 141 min read


The Lander Lesson
Brad Lander got what he wished for.
In June, the former New York City comptroller defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th Congressional District. It was a rout, roughly two-to-one.
Two Jewish Democrats. Two self-described Zionists. One of the most Jewish congressional districts in America.
But by 2026, what each meant by “Zionist” had come to look very different.
Jonathan S. Greenwald
Sep 26 min read


Sometimes It Takes a Boy (George)
Moral inversion after October 7 and why moral clarity - even when unpopular - still requires courage.
Jonathan S. Greenwald
Aug 11 min read
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