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Josh Kaplan
Josh Kaplan is digital editor at The Free Press, based in London. He was previously Head of Digital at The Jewish Chronicle.
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America Is Becoming a Soccer Country
With Trump’s lobbying to reverse a star player’s red card, America is shedding its soft, disinterested approach to the beautiful game.
Josh Kaplan
The Summer I Turned Patriot
Like many Europeans raised on a diet of American culture, I thought I understood the United States. My job as a camp counselor revealed why it is a…
Josh Kaplan
How Antisemitism United America’s Political Extremes
From Megyn Kelly to Cenk Uygur, voices that once agreed on almost nothing now share a common language. Naturally, it’s about the Jews.
Josh Kaplan
The Fantasy of Jewish Assimilation
A new generation of American Jews romanticizes the Bund—the socialist movement that promised Jews they could survive in exile without Zionism. Current…
Josh Kaplan
In London, Remembering Dead Israelis Comes with a Security Check
The Nova Music Festival Exhibition’s debut became a stark illustration of modern Jewish life in Europe, where even commemorating Israeli victims demands…
Josh Kaplan
Nicholas Kristof and Death by a Thousand Cuts
For many Jews, the media landscape has become a relentless stream of errors, retractions, and narratives that outlast the facts. The latest column from…
Josh Kaplan
Antisemitism Is Getting More Violent
An increase in physical assaults is proving that we can’t bet on returning to pre-war levels of antisemitism.
Josh Kaplan
What Will It Take for Britain to Confront Its Antisemitism Problem?
After two Jews were stabbed in London, many in the Jewish community feel let down by their government.
Josh Kaplan
Rise of the Tough Jews
As the tidal wave of antisemitism grows, some Jews are finding ways to fight back, from concealed carry to Krav Maga.
Josh Kaplan
This Is a Dark Time for Britain’s Jews. But I’m Not Going Anywhere.
As antisemitic violence escalates in the UK, the instinct to flee is understandable. But abandoning Britain would mean conceding that Jewish life in the…
Josh Kaplan
This Week in Jew-Hate: The New Old Passover Story
Passover this year came with a strange disquiet: Would it be safe to celebrate at all?
Josh Kaplan
Afroman Is an American Hero
The ’90s comedy rapper used the First Amendment to peacefully fight back against police overreach—he should inspire us all.
Josh Kaplan
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