France and Britain Should Be Supporting Israel in Its Fight with Hizballah, Not Condemning It
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
April 15, 2026
The number of synagogues in the U.S. has dropped by a fifth since 1990.
Until the 1880s, America’s small Jewish population was spread out across the South and West as well as the Northeast. In recent decades, however, Jews have concentrated increasingly in the major cities, while small-town communities are slowly dying off. Patrick Whittle reports on the Center for Small Town Jewish Life and its efforts to save them:
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
Seven myths that need debunking.
Not bugging out.
“Updike’s Jews are grotesque, the men hairy and hunched, the women dumpy and frizzy-haired.”
The number of synagogues in the U.S. has dropped by a fifth since 1990.
Until the 1880s, America’s small Jewish population was spread out across the South and West as well as the Northeast. In recent decades, however, Jews have concentrated increasingly in the major cities, while small-town communities are slowly dying off. Patrick Whittle reports on the Center for Small Town Jewish Life and its efforts to save them:
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