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How America's Idealism Drained Its Jews of Their Resilience
In Israel and in traditional communities, life and liturgy don’t run away from hardship. Most American Jews prefer to think on the brighter side, but that comes at a high cost.
Memorial objects outside Pittsburgh’s Tree Of Life Synagogue on August 7, 2019, a year after the synagogue was attacked. Jeff Swensen for The Washington Post via Getty Images.
