Archive: June 2026

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Jewish Men After October 7

Jewish Men After October 7By Benny Sommerfeld, VP Programing for Jewish Life “Men have reacted by being part of a surge of increased participation in the Jewish community as they work to better embrace their Jewish identity.” The brutal attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was traumatic for Jewish people worldwide, and this trauma …

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Jewish American Military and Veterans Serve in the United States Military

Jewish American Military and Veterans Serve in the United States MilitaryBy Colonel Nelson L Mellitz, USAF, Ret The author has written this article independent and unaffiliated with any veterans, military, or social organization. We live in contentious times. However, even a glancing look at the history of the United States teaches us that contentious times …

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When the Conversation Isn’t Jewish

A CONVERSATION WITH BOB EPSTEIN.When the Conversation Isn’t Jewish.Interview by Irvin Varkonyi, ChairFJMC Committee to Combat Antisemitism Bob Epstein has spent fifty years taking the case for Israel to churches, Rotary clubs, and campuses that aren’t his own — and what changed after October 7th. Bob Epstein has spent five decades building bridges between the …

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Looking for My Father’s Europe…and Finding Something Else

DISPATCH I OF II — LONDON & BELGIUMTwo Dispatches from Europe Looking for My Father’s Europe…and Finding Something ElseBy Danny Mandeau, Appointed MemberFJMC Int’l Exec Committee 2025–27 This summer, my wife and I traveled to London and Belgium. It was a trip I had anticipated for years, but I also began it with mixed emotions. …

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Catalyst: The View From Elsewhere

The View From ElsewhereBy Aaron Altman, Editor-in-Chief There is a particular kind of quiet in a synagogue lobby in a city you do not live in, right after the guard checks your bag a little more carefully than he used to. It is not fear exactly. It is arithmetic — a small, constant recalculation that …

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Catalyst: For Immediate Release

FJMC INTERNATIONAL MEDIA RELATIONS — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Aaron Altman, CATALYST Editor-in-Chief |   |  www.fjmc.org Press Release When the Alarm Is This Loud, You Need More Than Awareness. You Need a Map. The ADL, Hillel International, Blue Square Alliance, and Spertus Institute join FJMC International in the inaugural issue of CATALYST MAGAZINE …

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