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Jewish Life Stories: A nurse who met Churchill, a rabbi who warned about the Internet
7 Feb
This article covers the stories of several individuals in Jewish life who have passed away recently. David Karp, a news photographer known for capturing Jewi...
7 Feb
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This very real Jewish family has been making artificial flowers in Manhattan for 107 years
6 Feb
M&S Schmalberg, a family-owned artificial flower business in Manhattan, has been operating for 107 years. The business, owned by a Jewish family, was sta...
6 Feb
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NYPD reports 31 antisemitic incidents in January as surge continues four months after Oct. 7
6 Feb
The NYPD reported 31 antisemitic hate crimes in January, continuing a surge in anti-Jewish incidents that began four months ago after the Hamas invasion of I...
6 Feb
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Pearl Berg, world’s oldest Jewish person and 9th-oldest overall, dies at 114
6 Feb
Pearl Berg, considered the oldest Jewish person in the world and the third oldest American, has passed away at the age of 114. Known for her philanthropy wor...
6 Feb
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Newly declassified documents reveal why Canada let convicted Nazi war criminals keep their citizenship
6 Feb
Recently declassified documents shed light on why Canada allowed convicted Nazi war criminals to retain their citizenship. In 1967, the country's justice min...
6 Feb
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Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, heads to Israel on his first overseas diplomatic trip
6 Feb
Argentine President Javier Milei has traveled to Israel to fulfill his foreign policy pledges and pursue his personal religious aspirations. Milei, known for...
6 Feb
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Lawrence Langer, renowned scholar of Holocaust testimony, dies at 94
5 Feb
Lawrence Langer, a renowned scholar of Holocaust testimony, has passed away at the age of 94. Langer dedicated his life to understanding the experiences of H...
5 Feb
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Pope Francis denounces ‘terrible increase in attacks against Jews around the world’
5 Feb
Pope Francis has expressed his concern over the increase in attacks against Jews worldwide following the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. In an open letter to the J...
5 Feb
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Why this Upper East Side doctor is offering free plastic surgery to victims of antisemitism
5 Feb
Dr. Ira Savetsky, an Upper East Side plastic surgeon, has been offering free plastic surgery to victims of antisemitic hate crimes or anyone affected by the ...
5 Feb
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Grandson of Munich massacre victim assaulted in Berlin in alleged hate crime
5 Feb
A Jewish student in Berlin, Lahav Shapira, was attacked and seriously injured in a bar, with his family alleging it was a hate crime. Shapira is the grandson...
5 Feb
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Montana Tucker wears yellow-ribbon dress, Recording Academy CEO pays tribute to Nova victims at 2024 Grammys
5 Feb
At the 2024 Grammys, influencer Montana Tucker wore a dress with a yellow ribbon to raise awareness about Israelis who are still held hostage in Gaza followi...
5 Feb
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ season 12 premiere raises a question: Will Larry go to Israel?
5 Feb
In the premiere episode of the 12th and final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David contemplates going to Israel, along with his housemate Leon. The ep...
5 Feb
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In dark times, is a dystopian Jewish novel just what we need?
4 Feb
"A Brutal Design" by Zachary Solomon is a dystopian Jewish novel set in the imaginary city-state of Duma. The protagonist, Zelnick, discovers that Duma is no...
4 Feb
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Protesters blocking delivery of Gaza aid plan march to Jerusalem
2 Feb
Protesters, including relatives of Israeli hostages, are planning a multi-day march from the Gaza border to Jerusalem in support of measures to weaken Hamas....
2 Feb
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Thousands of activists gather outside Columbia U to protest treatment of campus pro-Palestinian groups
2 Feb
Thousands of activists gathered outside Columbia University to protest the suspension of campus pro-Palestinian groups and an alleged incident where students...
2 Feb
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D.C. Police arrest Lyft driver who allegedly assaulted Chabad rabbi, now say it was possible hate crime
2 Feb
A Lyft driver in Washington D.C. has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Chabad rabbi and the case is now being treated as a possible hate crime. The dr...
2 Feb
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NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
2 Feb
A man in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for a series of violent attacks against Orthodox Jews in the Lakewood area. Dion Marsh targeted...
2 Feb
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The Jewish Sport Report: An Israeli fencer wins a gold medal in unfriendly territory
2 Feb
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, despite being in a country that lacks formal relations with Israel. Freilich wor...
2 Feb
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Remembering Irving Levine, an AJC official who saw the future of identity politics
2 Feb
Irving M. Levine, a key member of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership team, passed away at the age of 94. Levine was known for his creative thinki...
2 Feb
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Jewish billionaire David Rubenstein buys his hometown Baltimore Orioles
1 Feb
David Rubenstein, a Jewish billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has purchased a 40% stake in Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles franchise. Rube...
1 Feb
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A tiny Orthodox synagogue, a relic of the old Jewish Lower East Side, struggles to survive
1 Feb
The Agudath Israel Youth of Manhattan, a small Orthodox synagogue on the Lower East Side of New York City, is at risk of losing its minyan, the quorum needed...
1 Feb
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Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold medal in Qatar, home to Hamas’ leadership
1 Feb
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, a significant achievement considering Qatar is home to the leadership of Hamas a...
1 Feb
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Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions
1 Feb
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, vetoed a resolution endorsing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, calling it one-sided and divisive. However, C...
1 Feb
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Why the Conservative movement is changing our approach to interfaith marriage
1 Feb
The Conservative/Masorti movement is changing its approach to interfaith marriage, according to a new report issued by the Rabbinical Assembly. The report ac...
1 Feb
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Biden sanctions 4 Israeli settlers for alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists
1 Feb
President Joe Biden has imposed strict sanctions on four Israeli settlers for their alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists. This a...
1 Feb
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Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’? A federal investigation in Minnesota will test the issue.
31 Jan
The Edina Public Schools in Minnesota are facing a federal investigation for alleged Islamophobic discrimination. Two Muslim students were suspended for chan...
31 Jan
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The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up.
31 Jan
The Lublin Yeshiva Library in Poland, which was believed to have been destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, has actually resurfaced. Piotr Nazaruk, a r...
31 Jan
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Last of Joey Borgen’s attackers sentenced to 3 years for 2021 antisemitic assault
31 Jan
Mohammed Said Othman, the last of the five men who attacked Joseph Borgen in an antisemitic assault in 2021, has been sentenced to three years in prison for ...
31 Jan
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Jewish Life Stories: The Nobelist who confirmed the Big Bang, the ‘Bagel Queen’ of Atlanta
31 Jan
Arno Allan Penzias, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has passed away at the age of 90. Penzias and his colleague discovered an unexpla...
31 Jan
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US is ‘hopeful’ for a truce in Gaza as Netanyahu says ‘total victory’ is the only option
31 Jan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will achieve a total victory in its war against Hamas in Gaza, despite calls from Hamas fo...
31 Jan
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A 19th-century painting of the Western Wall could fetch $3M at Sotheby’s
30 Jan
A hyper-realistic painting of the Western Wall by German artist Gustav Bauernfeind from the 19th century is set to be auctioned at Sotheby's New York. The pa...
30 Jan
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Elliot Resnick, former Jewish Press editor, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 felony
30 Jan
Former editor of The Jewish Press, Elliot Resnick, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Resnick ...
30 Jan
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Delaware school district promises changes in response to federal probe of antisemitic bullying
30 Jan
The Red Clay Consolidated School District in Delaware has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education following a federal investigation into a...
30 Jan
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Israeli peace group Standing Together says calls to boycott its work are ‘infuriating’
30 Jan
Palestinian activists are divided over whether to boycott Israeli peace organization Standing Together. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultura...
30 Jan
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Jewish service can support recovery efforts in Israel and sustain Jewish life in North America
30 Jan
In times of despair, Jewish tradition offers a path to hope, repair, and connection through service. Since the recent escalation of conflict in Israel, there...
30 Jan
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When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own
30 Jan
Rabbi Ilan and Sherri Glazer experienced the loss of their baby, Shemaryah, through stillbirth. They were disappointed by the lack of rituals and support wit...
30 Jan
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Holocaust and Srebrenica survivors launch Jewish-Muslim effort to prevent genocides
30 Jan
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, prominent Holocaust survivors and Jewish leaders joined Bosnian Muslim leaders to launch an initiative aimed at a...
30 Jan
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Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’
29 Jan
A man named John Reardon has been arrested for making threatening phone calls to Jewish institutions in Massachusetts. Reardon allegedly made statements sugg...
29 Jan
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Tovah Feldshuh, Debra Messing and more Jewish stars perform at first-ever ‘Shabbat on Broadway’ show
29 Jan
Jewish Broadway stars came together to perform a non-denominational Shabbat service at the St. James Theater in Times Square. The service, called Shabbat on ...
29 Jan
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Ben Shapiro raps about his ‘yarmulke, homie’ in new right-wing song that tops iTunes charts
29 Jan
Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has released his first single, a collaboration with rapper Tom MacDonald titled "FACTS." The song, which has reac...
29 Jan
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J Street drops Jamaal Bowman endorsement, saying his rhetoric ‘crossed a line’
29 Jan
J Street, a liberal Israel lobby, has dropped its endorsement of New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman due to differences in framing and approach. Bowman ha...
29 Jan
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Old songs have new meanings after Oct. 7 — and new music helps the heartbroken
29 Jan
During times of war in Israel, music has become a lifeline for many, offering solace and connection. Popular songs, particularly those requested by soldiers ...
29 Jan
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More than 1,300 attend a free Shabbat dinner at Ayat, a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn
28 Jan
Over 1,300 people attended a free Shabbat dinner at Ayat, a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn. The dinner aimed to promote coexistence and bring people toge...
28 Jan
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When ‘nice Jewish boys and girls’ first took up the cause of Palestinian rights
28 Jan
The book "Our Palestine Question: Israel and American Jewish Dissent, 1948-1978" by Geoffrey Levin explores the history of Jewish dissent over Israel and Zio...
28 Jan
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Why images of Holocaust survivors were projected onto NYC landmarks on Saturday night
28 Jan
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, images of Holocaust survivors were projected onto various landmarks and buildings in New York City. This...
28 Jan
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US suspends UN relief agency funding over allegations that staffers took part in Oct. 7 massacres
26 Jan
The United States has suspended funding for the main relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, following allegations that some of its staffers were involved in ...
26 Jan
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Who is behind ‘God’s Gang,’ a new multifaith animated show that draws on Jewish and other stereotypes?
26 Jan
Gods Gang is a new animated show created by Nimrod-Avraham May that features a team of superheroes from different religions fighting evil. The characters, in...
26 Jan
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My ‘transgressive’ Holocaust novel is still stirring debate, 20 years later
25 Jan
The author reflects on their novel, "The Holocaust Kid," which explores the perspective of being the child of Holocaust survivors. They discuss the challenge...
25 Jan
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Jewish Life Stories: A lone soldier, the voice of the Shangri-Las, two giants of American health care
25 Jan
This article highlights the lives and contributions of several individuals in the Jewish community. Rebecca Baruch, a Dutch immigrant to Israel, served as a ...
25 Jan
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This Israeli designer is bringing her Oct. 7-inspired shawl to Manhattan’s Vogue Knitting Live conference
25 Jan
Liza Rodrig, an Israeli designer and knitting enthusiast, is attending the Vogue Knitting Live conference in New York to showcase a shawl she created in resp...
25 Jan