Jewish Currents

The numbers that tell the story of the past three years of horror in Gaza, and beyond.
https://jewishcurrents.org/an-accounting-of-three-years-of-horror-in-gaza-and-beyond

"If I were writing fiction, I would be accused of melodrama and inconceivable exaggeration—but grief does not ask craft for permission.”

Abdullah Hany Daher writes from Gaza, up now: https://jewishcurrents.org/a-tree-severed-from-its-roots

Progressive Democrat Will Lawrence wanted J Street’s endorsement during the tough primary this spring. He doesn’t anymore.

In Michigan, a Progressive House Candidate Courted J Street. Then He… Insurgent Democrats aren’t seeking J Street’s endorsement in Michigan.

On this episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel speaks to Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing) and Rami Younis (Lyd) about NAZA and the function of cinema focused on the perpetrators of genocide.

Naza and the Function of Perpetrator Cinema Joshua Oppenheimer ( The Act of Killing ) and Rami Younis ( Lyd ) discuss the new film about the Gaza genocide, told from the perspective of the killers.

Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression organization, the ADL, and others.

What PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in Publishing Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression…

Announcing the full JC Live program! Visit jewishcurrents.org/live to check out the lineup and register.

We’ll see you on October 11.

For today’s news desk, senior reporter Alex Kane sits down with Saher Selod, the director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, to talk about the role of Islamophobia in American politics today.

https://jewishcurrents.org/republicans-are-road-testing-an-anti-muslim-strategy

Attend ‘Inheriting Defeat on the Jewish Left: What Survives Our Losses?,’ a conversation with Arielle Angel, Molly Crabapple, Irena Klepfisz, and Harriet Clark at JC Live on October 11, 2026.

Register at jewishcurrents.org/live.

"So that we may say we were here once, Palestinians smiling. / And here the promise of food reassembles joy."

An excerpt of a poem from Fady Joudah’s new book, ‘Exhibit G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza,’ out this week. Joudah’s poem is the first in a series selected by Zaina Alsous, who introduces the poem on our site.
https://jewishcurrents.org/from-exhibit-g

On Wednesday, our news desk team attended a preview screening of ‘NAZA,’ the new documentary about Israel’s slaughter of civilians in Gaza.

In today’s newsletter, they unpack what they saw.

https://jewishcurrents.org/naza-will-change-how-americans-think-about-israel