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Harold Kirtz
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on July 16, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90
July 26, 2018, 6:57 am
Israel’s New Nation-State Bill is Flawed
In certain respects, the bill produces a result that is both less Jewish and less democratic.
By Harold Kirtz
America itself has become an idea.
July 20, 2018, 11:21 am
America as an Idea
The issue of immigration has certainly animated the body politic and is not an easy issue to resolve.
By Harold Kirtz
Photo by John Moore/Getty Images - U.S. Border Patrol agents take into custody a father and son from Honduras near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 near Mission, Texas.
June 20, 2018, 3:00 pm
Separating Kids from Parents
For some President Donald Trump's "Zero Tolerance" policy is a reminder of Nazi concentration camps.
By Harold Kirtz
A NFTY member lights a memorial candle for a survivor at the Memorial to the Six Million during the annual Yom HaShoah service in 2017.
April 5, 2018, 7:05 pm
We Are All Survivors at Yom HaShoah
An ancestry investigation reveals closer connections to the Holocaust, with more personal losses.
By Harold Kirtz
Audrey Galex, Avram Eli Rosenthal and Mimi Hall package individual meals for distribution after the 2016 Hunger Seder.
March 18, 2018, 9:55 am
The Seder as a Vehicle to Fight Hunger
The Hunger Seder on April 4 will raise money and awareness to help Atlanta residents who are food-insecure.
By Harold Kirtz
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta's leadership mission visits the Western Wall.
March 2, 2018, 6:59 am
Kirtz: Atlanta Explores Israel’s Security Options
The opportunities exist for the Jewish state to deepen connections with its Muslim neighbors.
By Harold Kirtz
February 21, 2018, 2:13 pm
Kirtz: Israel Shines as Oasis of Mideast Peace
The Federation leadership mission gets a briefing on a region where Russia is a stabilizing force.
By Harold Kirtz
Masha Gessen accepts the 2017 National Book Award in November. (YouTube screen grab)
January 10, 2018, 2:11 pm
Kirtz: Striving for Civility in Our Community
We need to do more to create a community in which communication and collaboration are essential elements.
By Harold Kirtz
The Western Wall stands as the ultimate symbol of what was gained in the Six-Day War. Jews were barred from the holy site from 1948 until Israel reunified Jerusalem in 1967.
December 12, 2017, 4:08 pm
Kirtz: U.S. Recognition of Israel’s Capital Ill-Timed
The United States needs to be the constant through which a deal for peace can be forged.
By Harold Kirtz
Cartoon by David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star
November 21, 2017, 4:11 pm
Kirtz: Trump’s a Surprise That Keeps on Surprising
The Republican tax plan is the latest evidence that this is not the president his backers thought they elected.
By Harold Kirtz
Donald Trump
August 22, 2017, 3:36 pm
Kirtz: Hold Trump Accountable
Resilience and change prove essential in combating hate.
By Harold Kirtz
Cartoon by RJ Matson, CagleCartoons.com
June 13, 2017, 12:51 pm
Kirtz: Trump Making America Irrelevant Again
The decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is surrendering U.S. leadership in the world.
By Harold Kirtz
Harold Kirtz
April 13, 2017, 1:47 pm
Miraculous Survival During the Holocaust
The kindness of strangers and luck allowed a handful of Jews to escape the Nazis.
By Harold Kirtz
Cartoon by Kap, La Vanguardia, Spain
March 24, 2017, 6:21 am
With Trump, What Is Next?
State Department budget cuts are the latest sign that the president is giving up America's world-leading role.
By Harold Kirtz
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