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Robert Zaretsky

  • Culture Columnist, Forward
  • Professor, University of Houston
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Looking for a precedent for the Supreme Court’s decisions? Try Germany in the 1930s.

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By Robert Zaretsky
| Forward Verified
Did you know that only 2% of Forward readers donate to support our nonprofit newsroom? That 2% make it possible for millions to read the Forward without a paywall or subscription — removing any barriers to the full and fair Jewish story. But while the Forward is free to read, it isn’t free to produce. Big stories — like deep dives into the antisemitism data, political scoops or reporting trips to college campuses  —  take months of research and fact-checking.
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Long after he was murdered by the Nazis, Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon

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By Robert Zaretsky
| Forward Verified
Did you know that only 2% of Forward readers donate to support our nonprofit newsroom? That 2% make it possible for millions to read the Forward without a paywall or subscription — removing any barriers to the full and fair Jewish story. But while the Forward is free to read, it isn’t free to produce. Big stories — like deep dives into the antisemitism data, political scoops or reporting trips to college campuses  —  take months of research and fact-checking.
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A Tale of Two Handshakes and Macron’s Global Legacy

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By Robert Zaretsky
| World Politics Review Verified
For a social gesture that goes back some three millennia, the handshake has recently garnered a good deal of attention. Or, in this case, two handshakes separated by nearly 10 years between the same two men: U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. You might recall the first of these encounters. In 2017, at the opening of the NATO meeting in Brussels, Trump and Macron—both fresh off election wins—met for the first time.
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