Ilana Horwitz

Oct 22, 2024 | jta.org | Ilana Horwitz

In the summer of 2020, a friend and I were deep in conversation about race. You might remember it well, that summer of reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder, igniting discussions on race across the country. Race relations suddenly became as central a campaign issue as the economy and health care. “Why does color have to matter so much?” my friend asked. This question lingered with me.

Oct 22, 2024 | jta.org | Ilana Horwitz |Ben Sales |Marcy Oster

The murder of George Floyd was a watershed moment in the Jewish community’s response to racism, but will the changes underway be lasting and meaningful?

Sep 18, 2024 | forward.com | Ilana Horwitz

Editor's note: All quotes in this piece come from study participants whose identities were kept anonymous in order to protect their privacy under ethical research guidelines. "The synagogues say, 'We take your finances into consideration,' but it's still a burden for me." This 71-year-old widow from New York is especially keen to join High Holiday services this year. The Hamas massacre on Oct.

Jun 7, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Ilana Horwitz

Twenty-five years ago, as a 16-year-old student sitting by the Kinneret, my teacher posed a question that seemed distant yet intriguing: ‘If a war broke out in Israel years from now, would you volunteer to help?’ This question, asked during a fall semester I spent on the Alexander Muss program, was designed to connect us, American teens, to the legacy of early Zionists— men and women who sought to secure a homeland for the Jewish people where they could live safely and self-govern.

Jun 6, 2023 | academic.oup.com | Ilana Horwitz

God, Grades, and Graduation draws on interview and survey data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) to better understand the influence of religion in shaping academic achievement. The book’s author, Ilana M. Horwitz, is primarily focused on religion’s role in shaping high school grades and test scores, and whether or not young people attend college and its level of selectivity.