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Can elite private schools win the fight against antisemitism?
22 Dec 2023
Antisemitism is becoming a growing issue at elite private schools, prompting administrators to seek ways to combat it. Advocacy groups, such as the American ...
22 Dec 2023
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Suozzi, running against an IDF veteran for Santos’ former seat, takes a weekend trip to Israel
22 Dec 2023
Tom Suozzi, the Democratic nominee for an open House seat, has taken a weekend trip to Israel to show support for the country during its war with Hamas. The ...
22 Dec 2023
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With pro-Palestinian protest scheduled across the street, major LA congregation decides to pray elsewhere
22 Dec 2023
Due to safety concerns related to a pro-Palestinian protest taking place across the street, congregants of Temple Beth Am in mid-city Los Angeles will be pra...
22 Dec 2023
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Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books, including Saul Bellow’s ‘Herzog’ and ‘Black, White and Jewish’
21 Dec 2023
The Orange County Public Schools in Florida have removed nearly 700 books from classroom libraries, citing concerns about violating state laws on sexual cont...
21 Dec 2023
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US charges alleged Hezbollah operative in 1994 Argentina AMIA Jewish center bombing
21 Dec 2023
The US Department of Justice has charged Samuel Salman El Reda, a dual Lebanese-Colombian citizen and alleged operative of Hezbollah, with playing a key role...
21 Dec 2023
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As the war rages on, Jewish day schools still plan to send students to Israel
21 Dec 2023
Despite the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Jewish day schools in the United States are still planning to send their students to Israel for educational...
21 Dec 2023
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A Christmas story from Jerusalem, 1958, at gunpoint
21 Dec 2023
In this personal narrative, the author, a Jewish young man from Milwaukee, is living alone and feeling homesick for Christmas in Jerusalem in 1958. He visits...
21 Dec 2023
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'We're sick and tired of the West telling us what to do': Palestinian Israeli peace activists speak out on a new podcast
21 Dec 2023
Amira Mohammed and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad, two Palestinian Israeli peace activists, host the popular podcast Unapologetic: The Third Narrative. The podcast explor...
21 Dec 2023
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Young Americans are turning against Israel — and you can thank TikTok
21 Dec 2023
A new report from the National Contagion Research Institute suggests that TikTok, the popular social media platform, is being used to promote anti-Israel sen...
21 Dec 2023
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What is antisemitism? At a Jewish studies conference, scholars use the archives as a guide — and a warning
21 Dec 2023
At the 55th annual convention of the Association for Jewish Studies, scholars gathered to discuss their latest research, which often delved into historical i...
21 Dec 2023
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Conservative movement is suspending its Israel gap-year program, citing budget woes and ‘recruitment challenges’
21 Dec 2023
The Conservative movement is suspending its Israel gap-year program, Nativ, due to budget issues and recruitment challenges. Nativ, which has historically at...
21 Dec 2023
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At Stanford, a committee to address antisemitism is roiled by Jewish infighting
21 Dec 2023
Ari Kelman, a professor of Jewish studies at Stanford University, resigned from his role as co-chair of the university's committee to fight antisemitism afte...
21 Dec 2023
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Lincoln Memorial vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti
21 Dec 2023
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., was temporarily closed after being vandalized with graffiti that read "Free Gaza" in multiple places. The U.S. Park...
21 Dec 2023
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Yiddishland California seeks donations to keep it in seaside La Jolla
21 Dec 2023
Yiddishland California, a cultural center and museum in La Jolla, California, dedicated to promoting Yiddish language and culture, is in danger of losing its...
21 Dec 2023
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Yiddishland California seeks donations to keep it in seaside La Jolla
21 Dec 2023
Yiddishland California, a cultural center promoting Yiddish language and culture, faces a precarious future if it cannot raise $120,000 by December's end to ...
21 Dec 2023
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MIT joins Harvard and Penn on list of schools facing federal civil rights investigations
21 Dec 2023
The U.S. Department of Education has announced investigations into six new institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Un...
21 Dec 2023
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Orthodox school reports 'credible' claims that its former head engaged in 'sexualized' communications to students
21 Dec 2023
An Orthodox Jewish school in Houston, Texas, has reported credible allegations of inappropriate behavior against its former head of school, Rabbi Ari Segal. ...
21 Dec 2023
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Why is Starbucks being targeted by activists for both Israel and Gaza?
20 Dec 2023
Starbucks is being targeted by activists on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Starbucks has no stores in Israel and is not on the list of...
20 Dec 2023
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Israel’s choices — not Hamas — are an existential threat to the Jewish state
20 Dec 2023
In this article, the author argues that while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Hamas poses an existential threat to Israel, this notion ...
20 Dec 2023
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Steve McQueen’s over-4-hour tour of modern and Holocaust-era Amsterdam makes history mundane — and unbearably boring
20 Dec 2023
Steve McQueen's documentary film, Occupied City, explores modern and Holocaust-era Amsterdam through contemporary footage. The film aims to shed light on the...
20 Dec 2023
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A poll shows Palestinians overwhelmingly support Oct. 7. What does that mean?
20 Dec 2023
A recent poll showed that 72% of Palestinians supported Hamas' October 7th attack on Israelis, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed, more than 240 were taken ...
20 Dec 2023
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At Hunter’s ‘Israelism’ screening, the rabbi was rude, not the audience
20 Dec 2023
The article discusses a screening of the controversial film Israelism at Hunter College and the subsequent discussion moderated by Rabbi Andy Bachman. The sc...
20 Dec 2023
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The secret history and uncertain future of Students for Justice in Palestine
20 Dec 2023
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) began as a moderate voice advocating for Palestinian rights during the Oslo peace process. However, it has evolved in...
20 Dec 2023
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Tikvah Fund, conservative think tank, to open Jewish day school in New York City
20 Dec 2023
The Tikvah Fund, a Jewish conservative think tank, is launching a Jewish day school in New York City called Emet Classical Academy. The school aims to provid...
20 Dec 2023
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Trump denies plagiarizing Hitler with ‘poisoning blood’ phrase: ‘I never read ‘Mein Kampf”
20 Dec 2023
Former President Donald Trump denied plagiarizing Adolf Hitler's phrase about immigrants poisoning the blood of a country during an Iowa rally. He also claim...
20 Dec 2023
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Netanyahu's one job was to prevent this catastrophe. Instead, he destroyed Israel as we know it
20 Dec 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed in his job to keep Israel safe, resulting in a catastrophic failure. Through his policies that supported...
20 Dec 2023
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The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community from scratch
20 Dec 2023
In Porto, Portugal, a community of approximately 1,000 Jews has emerged over the past decade thanks to a 2015 law that allowed the return of people whose anc...
20 Dec 2023
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Tidbits: Israeli Torah scroll writing project attracts secular Jews, too
19 Dec 2023
An Israeli project that aims to connect secular Jews to their religious heritage is gaining popularity. The project involves writing a Torah scroll and has a...
19 Dec 2023
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Young voters prefer Palestinians — and Trump, new poll shows
19 Dec 2023
A recent poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College found that nearly half of young American voters sympathize more with the Palestinians than wi...
19 Dec 2023
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Current and former members of the Union for Reform Judaism call for cease-fire
19 Dec 2023
Over 1,000 current and former members of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the largest denomination in North America, have signed an open letter calling fo...
19 Dec 2023
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The song, and the Holocaust survivor, behind the year’s most stunning moment in film
19 Dec 2023
The article discusses the song "Sunbeams" and its significance in the film "The Zone of Interest." The song was composed by Joseph Wulf, a Holocaust survivor...
19 Dec 2023
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In Central Park, runners race against time for Israeli hostages
19 Dec 2023
Run For Their Lives Manhattan, a group with 52 locations worldwide, has been organizing runs in Central Park to raise awareness for the release of Israeli ho...
19 Dec 2023
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Controversy over letter from Jewish day school alumni saying they were fed ‘false narratives’ about Israel
19 Dec 2023
Graduates of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, have written an open letter stating that their education was characterized by fal...
19 Dec 2023
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20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023
19 Dec 2023
In 2023, Jewish communal mourning was marked by the passing of influential figures such as tennis player Dick Savitt, composer Burt Bacharach, and actor Rich...
19 Dec 2023
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In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
19 Dec 2023
Latvia and Lithuania have enacted laws that allow Holocaust survivors and their descendants to apply for restitution of stolen property. The restitution prog...
19 Dec 2023
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Meta inappropriately removed content related to Israel-Hamas war, oversight board concludes
19 Dec 2023
The oversight board at Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has ruled that automated content moderation tools went too far in removing posts r...
19 Dec 2023
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Brooklyn man sentenced to prison for robbing matzo factory ahead of Passover
19 Dec 2023
Muntaquim Durant, a Brooklyn resident, has been sentenced to two and a half to five years in prison for robbing a matzo factory in Williamsburg ahead of Pass...
19 Dec 2023
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A scaled-back Israeli delegation is headed to the Pan American Maccabi Games in Argentina
19 Dec 2023
A scaled-back Israeli delegation of 74 athletes will be heading to Argentina for the Pan American Maccabi Games. Originally, over 200 athletes were planning ...
19 Dec 2023
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Israeli spies running for office? Missouri attorney general candidate adopts conspiracy theory, derails own campaign
19 Dec 2023
Missouri attorney general candidate, Democratic Rep. Sarah Unsicker, has accused her former opponents, Will Scharf and Elad Gross, of being Israeli sleeper a...
19 Dec 2023
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Birthright is resuming its free trips to Israel for the first time since Oct. 7
18 Dec 2023
Birthright Israel, the organization that offers free educational trips to Israel for young Jewish adults, has announced that it will resume its trips in Janu...
18 Dec 2023
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If Israel won’t help Palestinian olive farmers, American Jews should
18 Dec 2023
American Jews should consider starting a campaign called "Pushkes for Palestinians" to help reimburse and support Palestinian olive farmers who have been tar...
18 Dec 2023
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That 98-year-old man on drums at the White House Hanukkah party? A Holocaust survivor fulfilling a dream
18 Dec 2023
Saul Dreier, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor and founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band, fulfilled his dream of playing the drums at the White House Hanukka...
18 Dec 2023
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How psychic numbing can limit comprehension of the Oct. 7 attacks
18 Dec 2023
The article discusses the phenomenon of psychic numbing and how it can limit comprehension and empathy towards large-scale tragedies, such as the Oct. 7 atta...
18 Dec 2023
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She'd never played a Jewish character before. Then, a hit play about antisemitism came along.
18 Dec 2023
Francis Benhamou, an actress from a mixed Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish background, had never played a Jewish character until she was cast in "Prayer for th...
18 Dec 2023
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Suspect arrested in antisemitic attack outside Washington, DC synagogue
18 Dec 2023
A man named Brent Wood has been arrested in connection with an antisemitic attack outside a synagogue in Washington, D.C. The attack occurred when Wood alleg...
18 Dec 2023
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As Israel fights Hamas, activists on the right are calling to rebuild settlements in Gaza
18 Dec 2023
Former Gaza Strip settlers are calling for the rebuilding of settlements in Gaza in the wake of Israel's current conflict with Hamas. The settlers argue that...
18 Dec 2023
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A leading Religious Zionist rabbi says Israelis have reconnected with Judaism after Oct. 7. He hopes it will stick.
18 Dec 2023
Rabbi David Stav, a leading liberal Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel, believes that the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and the ensuing war have led many secular Isr...
18 Dec 2023
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The best Jewish books of 2023
18 Dec 2023
The article discusses a selection of Jewish and Jewish-adjacent books that were published in 2023. The books cover various genres, including memoirs, fiction...
18 Dec 2023
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Why I am grateful to Ady Barkan — a man who always told it straight
18 Dec 2023
"Why I am grateful to Ady Barkan: a man who always told it straight" is an article written by Nicholas Bruckman about his experience filming the documentary ...
18 Dec 2023
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Israel and Hamas set to resume indirect talks as fallout continues from IDF killing of 3 hostages
18 Dec 2023
Israel and Hamas are preparing to resume indirect negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages, as well as a ceasefire in Gaza, following an incident whe...
18 Dec 2023