Author Archive

Ruth Messinger

is the former Manhattan borough president and works currently on various issues of social justice and equity in the Jewish community.

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: How not to run a charter revision commission

The mayor’s undemocratic sham of a charter revision commission bears little resemblance to the truly democratic and transparent charter revision process I was part of in the 1980s.

  • By Ruth Messinger

Education
Opinion

New York’s assault on educational equity

Exempting yeshivas from educational requirements violates the First Amendment.

  • By Ruth Messinger

Opinion
Opinion

Embracing the Stranger: Communities must stand for justice, with and for each other

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  • By Ruth Messinger