Rabbi Marc Howard Wilson of Greenville, S.C., is founder of Jewish Chaplaincy of the Upstate. He is an essayist and writes occasionally on his blog.

Frank E. Eakin Jr. is a professor of Jewish and Christian Studies at the University of Richmond in Virginia. He specializes in the impact of religion on cultural expression and is the author of What Price Prejudice? Christian Anti-Semitism in America (Paulist Press, 1998).

Abraham J. Peck is executive director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at St. Leo University in Florida. He is a veteran in the field of interrelations and civic affairs with deep roots in both the Catholic and Jewish communities.

Read “Palestinian Elections: How Peace Could Happen Nonetheless,” an article posted at the Middle East blog on Jan. 10, 2005.

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (formerly the American Jewish Public Affairs Committee), based in New York with offices in Washington, represents the organized American Jewish community, particularly in protecting the rights of Jews everywhere and in supporting a just and pluralistic American democracy.

Zionist Organization of America advocates for Israel, in Washington, D.C., on college campuses and in communities. It also counters anti-Israel bias in media and on campus. It was started in 1897 to help found a Jewish state in Palestine. Past presidents have included Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver. Contact ZOA […]

Read “Demographic study sparks debate,” a Sept. 20, 2000, Jewish Telegraphic Agency article posted at Zipple.com. It discusses findings of a team of scholars from Hebrew University, predicting that in the next 80 years, America’s Jewish population will decline by one-third to 3.8 million if current fertility rates and migration patterns continue.

Read “Marcia Freedman talks peace,” published in the Seattle Jewish Transcript online.

Read “Because They are Jews,” by Beliefnet columnist Rabbi David Wolpe, on anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel.