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Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.

Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” is a brilliant depiction of a Viennese family lost to the Holocaust and a personal reckoning for an author trying to live without links to the past.
The battle between the school and an LGBTQ student club pits religious freedom against gay rights. Organizations, and even major donors, think the latter is more important.
The administration wants to separate its push—now on hold—for another nuclear deal from its tepid support for Iranian protesters. But the two issues are inextricably linked.
Attempts to shoehorn European political leaders into a neat equation about fascists, authoritarians and democrats doesn’t advance Jewish interests or make sense.
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
Reform movement criticism of Ron De Santis’s publicity stunt illustrates cluelessness about the consequences of the open-borders immigration policies it supports.
With a disaffection from the Jewish state growing among Jewish liberals, pro-Israel rabbis are attempting to change the narrative. It’s an uphill battle, but one worth fighting.
The New York Times claims the anti-Trump “resistance” was sabotaged by Russian bots who unfairly targeted Jew-haters Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory. This is fake news.
Ken Burns’s new documentary focuses on immigration law and anti-Semitism in ways that both illuminate and distort the lessons of history while largely giving a pass to FDR.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest William Jacobson, Ep. 64
The claim that the GOP has provided a home for Jew-hatred requires an exclusive focus on marginal figures while pretending that a sea change among Democrats isn’t happening.
A weak deal with Tehran will likely wait until after the midterms; at the same time, the administration’s push for a gas pact with Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon illustrates its misguided Mideast strategy.