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    The End of Citizenship

    Having converted their own republic into a borderless credit union, Americans have to borrow other people’s national pride

    byMichael Lind
  • Naturalization class, between 1918 and 1928
    Naturalization class, between 1918 and 1928
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    Civics Lessons

    How Jewish immigrants learned how to be American citizens

    byJenna Weissman Joselit
  • Congress of Deputies, Madrid, Spain.
    Congress of Deputies, Madrid, Spain.
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    Spain Approves Law Enabling Dual Citizenship for Sephardic Jews

    Descendants of Jews exiled during Spanish Inquisition can become naturalized in new plan

    byJonathan Zalman
  • Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Shutterstock)
    Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Shutterstock)
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    Israel Expands Law of Return to Include Interfaith Gay Couples

    Non-Jews can now make aliyah with their Jewish, same-sex spouses

    byTal Kra-Oz
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    (Shutterstock)
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    How It Feels For a Jew To Become German

    The granddaughter of Holocaust survivors reflects on taking up citizenship

    byNaomi LaChance
  • Bolivian Diego Mariaca(C), his mother Ingrid Vaca(R), and brother Gustavo Mariaca(L) fill out paperwork under the "Dream Act" Aug. 15, 2012 at the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C. In June US President Barack Obama announced that hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people known as "Dreamers" could apply for deferred action and work permits in the wake of the historic DHS decision that will protect them from deportation.(Paul J. Richards/AFP/GettyImages)
    Bolivian Diego Mariaca(C), his mother Ingrid Vaca(R), and brother Gustavo Mariaca(L) fill out paperwork under the "Dream Act" Aug. 15, 2012 at the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C. In June US President Barack Obama announced that hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people known as "Dreamers" could apply for deferred action and work permits in the wake of the historic DHS decision that will protect them from deportation.(Paul J. Richards/AFP/GettyImages)
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    Joseph, the Original DREAMer

    How my bar mitzvah portion taught me about immigration and Jewish values—27 years after I first read it

    byMatthew Hiltzik
  • Stolpersteine in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin.(Chris Grabert/Flickr)
    Stolpersteine in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin.(Chris Grabert/Flickr)
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    Descendants

    My husband and I moved our Jewish family from Montana to Berlin to teach our children about their roots. We didn’t anticipate the neo-Nazis.

    byDonna Swarthout
  • Benjamin Netanyahu at his weekly cabinet meeting Sunday.(Gali Tibbon-Pool/Getty Images)
    Benjamin Netanyahu at his weekly cabinet meeting Sunday.(Gali Tibbon-Pool/Getty Images)
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    Under Oath

    Israel’s controversial new oath of allegiance reflects the reality of sectarian politics in the Middle East

    byLee Smith
  • A man in central Jerusalem on April 19, 2010, Israel’s Memorial Day, or Yom Hazikaron.(Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)
    A man in central Jerusalem on April 19, 2010, Israel’s Memorial Day, or Yom Hazikaron.(Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Standard-Bearer

    A liberal Jewish journalist in Israel wonders where her allegiance lies

    byMya Guarnieri
  • Ulrich Steuer's Jewish theological seminary student card(Courtesy Jonathan Steuer)
    Ulrich Steuer's Jewish theological seminary student card(Courtesy Jonathan Steuer)
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    Welcome Home?

    My children are becoming German citizens, and I’m going nuts

    byMarjorie Ingall
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