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Monica Osborne
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Editor at Large, Jewish Journal of LA
Bylines: Newsweek, The New Republic, The Forward, Los Angeles Review of Books, Inside HigherEd, Areo Magazine

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Ask an antisemite whether he is an antisemite and he will always say no. That’s the true irony: even the antisemite knows it is shameful to be one.
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Los Angeles: Out of the Fire, a Love that Grows from Afar
I’ve struggled to name the emotions and sensations that have been welling up inside of me the past week as I’ve spent every second watching LA from afar. But love can be confusing.
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January 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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My first order of business on BlueSky is to encourage you all to follow my amazing journalist coworkers: @thedebmethod.bsky.social @drmonicaosborne.bsky.social @jewishjournal.bsky.social

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November 20, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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An amazing piece by @drmonicaosborne.bsky.social on some of the truly breathtaking work of Jewish sculptors in LA doing menorah art.

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Hannah Polskin’s Menorah Sculptures Invite the Light of Other Artists
Artist Hannah Polskin’s unique menorah sculptures showcase Jewish collaboration and bring light in a new way.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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Have you been hearing the words “Nazi,” “Hitler,” and “Fascism” constantly since the election? I have, and I wrote a piece about why it’s a problem to use that language.

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Squeezing the Meaning Out of Hitler
Regardless of what you’re hearing, Trump is not Hitler, his followers are not Nazis, and we are not about to witness the return of fascism—no matter who wins the election.
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November 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM