Founded in 1946, Jewish Currents is a magazine committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left. Subscribe today! jewishcurrents.org/subscribehttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwvovu5wo22dAs the Jewish novelist Temim Fruchter put it, “These institutions are feeding the narrative that if people are angry that Israel is exacting mass collective punishment, they must hate Jews and Jewish literature.” https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing02 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvovu5wo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwj2vln2nq25It's the biggest event in Jewish Currents history, and we need your help to pull it off. Sign up to volunteer for JC Live on October 11th. You'll receive lunch, a stipend, and free admission. https://airtable.com/appFPtl1ELsYQWpKc/pagR4O07faYO9w0TL/form27 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj2vln2nq25https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwvovu5wo22dAs the Jewish novelist Temim Fruchter put it, “These institutions are feeding the narrative that if people are angry that Israel is exacting mass collective punishment, they must hate Jews and Jewish literature.” https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing02 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvovu5wo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwtopjpdxc2rProgressive Democrat Will Lawrence wanted J Street’s endorsement during the tough primary this spring. He doesn’t anymore. https://jewishcurrents.org/in-michigan-a-progressive-house-candidate-courted-j-street-then-he-pulled-away01 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtopjpdxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwtnsofpyk2qWhen Josh Lambert and Dan Sinykin tracked publishing deals since 2000, they found—rather than a decline in Jewish literature—that 2025 was the third-best year of the 21st century for book deals that publicly signaled Jewish or Israeli content. https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing01 Oct 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtnsofpyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwtbknaiwc2lOn 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. https://jewishcurrents.org/naza-and-the-function-of-perpetrator-cinema01 Oct 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtbknaiwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwszozhij227Misleading 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. https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing01 Oct 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwszozhij227https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwr2oc3nik25Announcing the full JC Live program! Visit jewishcurrents.org/live to check out the lineup and register. We’ll see you on October 11.30 Sep 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr2oc3nik25https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwoprmfjw226“Regardless of the outcome of some of these elections in Texas and in Michigan, it certainly has an impact on the lives of Muslims living in this country.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoprmfjw226https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwopckduqw2kFor today’s news desk, senior reporter @alexbkane.bsky.social 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-strategy29 Sep 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwopckduqw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwj2vln2nq25It's the biggest event in Jewish Currents history, and we need your help to pull it off. Sign up to volunteer for JC Live on October 11th. You'll receive lunch, a stipend, and free admission. https://airtable.com/appFPtl1ELsYQWpKc/pagR4O07faYO9w0TL/form27 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj2vln2nq25https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwemhmtqqa25Attend ‘Inheriting Defeat on the Jewish Left: What Survives Our Losses?,’ a conversation with Arielle Angel, @mollycrabapple.bsky.social, Irena Klepfisz, and Harriet Clark at JC Live on October 11, 2026. Register at jewishcurrents.org/live.25 Sep 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwemhmtqqa25https://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mweehxedks2a"So that we may say we were here once, Palestinians smiling. / And here the promise of food reassembles joy." jewishcurrents.org/from-exhibit-g [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweehxedks2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mweea37ay32qAn 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. jewishcurrents.org/from-exhibit-g25 Sep 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweea37ay32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwcabsck572hA conversation between our news director @joshnathankazis.bsky.social, senior reporter @alexbkane.bsky.social, and news editor Natasha Soffer-Roth about ‘NAZA,’ the film detailing the killing of civilians in Gaza. https://jewishcurrents.org/naza-will-change-how-americans-think-about-israel24 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcabsck572hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwc6zd3sk22xOn 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-israel24 Sep 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc6zd3sk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mwbnhs7owd2oOn today’s episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, M. Gessen, and Alisa Solomon argue about what ‘Slam Frank,’ the satirical play about a Latina “Anita Franco” stuck in the attic, actually means to say about the contemporary left. https://jewishcurrents.org/slam-franks-hall-of-mirrors24 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbnhs7owd2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mw7kh2kg5o2hAttend ‘Pushing the Limits of Dialogue,’ a conversation with M. Gessen, Christine Harb, and Orna Guralnik at JC Live on October 11, 2026. Register at jewishcurrents.org/live to attend.23 Sep 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7kh2kg5o2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jewishcurrents.bsky.social/post/3mw6yfhqann27Join us on Thursday, October 1 at 1 pm ET for a virtual conversation with senior reporter @alexbkane.bsky.social and journalist @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social, author of the new book ‘Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza.’ https://jewishcurrents.org/event/crossing-the-red-line-akbar-shahid-ahmed-and-alex-kane-in-conversation23 Sep 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:moq7ffrln34fdh2crgro7nl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6yfhqann27