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How American anti-Semitism reflects the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of religious liberty

  • Written by Tisa Wenger, Associate Professor of American Religious History, Yale University
A mother hugs her son at the memorial of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2019, the first anniversary of the shooting at the synagogue.AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Americans recently observed the first anniversary of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which 11 were killed and six wounded.

A year earlier,...

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