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Ilana M. Horwitz

Ilana M. Horwitz

The New York Times

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Why Jewish girls are missing in the discourse around Israel

Why Jewish girls are missing in the discourse around Israel

When a Jewish girl in 12th grade stands up to discuss Israeli politics, she speaks with the same confidence level as a boy in 7th grade. What’s...

25.12.2025 7

The Jewish Week

Ilana M. Horwitz

My Jewish studies students aren’t talking about Israel or antisemitism. They told me why.

I first noticed something was off on the first day of class. I had given my students in my “Sociology of American Jewish life” course at Tulane...

22.10.2025 10

The Jewish Week

Ilana M. Horwitz

Why Jewish Americans can’t agree on racism

In the summer of 2020, a friend and I were deep in conversation about race. You might remember it well, that summer of reckoning that followed...

22.10.2024 2

The Jewish Week

Ilana M. Horwitz