J.J. Goldberg

Editor of Forward

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Editor of Forward, a New York-based weekly Jewish journal, and author of Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment

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The Pew Research Center prides itself on nonpartisan disinterest in the outcomes of its work.

Who Knows What about Religion?

The Pew Research Center prides itself on nonpartisan disinterest in the outcomes of its work.

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A Growing Divide among American Jews about Israel

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Israel's bloody enforcement of its Gaza Strip blockade has exposed a growing division among American Jews.

A Rift Grows in the American Jewish Community

Israel's bloody enforcement of its Gaza Strip blockade has exposed a growing division among American Jews.

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