Big Tech and Government Censorship; the Ukraine War and Aliyah; a Glimpse Into My Grandmothers’ World; When Swimmers Don’t Stay in Their Lane

[View this email in your browser]( August 21, 2023 • Elul 4, 5783 [Putin’s Aliyah Is in Danger]( Natan Sharansky and others question whether the Jewish state is botching the chance to rescue and integrate a potentially valuable new wave of Russian Jewish olim fleeing repression at home [BY ARMIN ROSEN](#) [Partners in Crime]( As the Biden administration stands trial in Missouri, we continue to learn how the government and Big Tech created a whole-of-system censorship campaign [BY JENIN YOUNES](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Kiddushin 7 and 8]( How to renew your personal contract with God during the month of Elul AUGUST 21, 2023 # [How They Lived]( An unlikely book opened a window into my grandmothers’ lives in Hungary before they were murdered in the Holocaust [BY CAROL UNGAR](#) # [The Pool]( Punk Jews unite! Just be careful. [BY JEREMY SIGLER](#) IN THE SCROLL Drugs, homelessness, and petty theft in several large American cities have become a growing challenge for local businesses willing to endure the hostile climate. In Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, the epicenter of the nation’s largest open-air drug market, the Mexican restaurant Cantina La Martina won a coveted nomination as a James Beard finalist earlier this year while racking up rave reviews from critics. Yet a specialty food vendor will no longer make deliveries to their dangerous location, their insurer has canceled their policy, their fire alarm provider has cut off service to their building, and the recycling vendor can’t make regular pickups. [READ ALL ABOUT IT IN OUR AFTERNOON NEWS DIGEST]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](