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Facing backlash, Canadian film festival TIFF says it’s still open to screening Oct. 7 documentary
14 Aug 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has faced backlash for initially removing an Israeli documentary, "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue," ...
14 Aug 2025
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Loehmann’s department store, a Jewish shopping staple, makes a comeback
13 Aug 2025
Loehmanns, a beloved New York-based discount department store with deep ties to the Jewish community, is making a comeback following its closure in 2014. Und...
13 Aug 2025
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After a contentious election, Romania’s few Jews remain on guard against antisemitism
13 Aug 2025
Romania's Jewish community, once thriving with 800,000 members, now numbers only about 2,500 due to the ravages of the Holocaust and Communist policies, lead...
13 Aug 2025
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Putting God on the class list: How Jewish educators are getting their students to think about God
13 Aug 2025
Jewish educators, supported by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC), are exploring ways to integrate God-centered learning in Jewish day schools ...
13 Aug 2025
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Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner’s romance is rekindled in a new off-Broadway play
13 Aug 2025
A new off-Broadway play, "Gene & Gilda," explores the rich and humorous romance between comedy legends Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. Written by Cary Gitter a...
13 Aug 2025
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Mamdani says his Israel stance is core to ‘Trump-proofing’ NYC
13 Aug 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, faces significant disapproval from Jewish voters, with only 20% supporting him, despite his growing popula...
13 Aug 2025
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Oct 7 documentary pulled from Toronto film festival allegedly over use of Hamas-owned footage
13 Aug 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has withdrawn an invitation to screen the Israeli documentary 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,' whic...
13 Aug 2025
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Julie Sandorf, who invested in Jewish ‘social capital,’ to step down as head of Charles Revson Foundation
13 Aug 2025
Julie Sandorf is stepping down as the president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation after 18 years, during which she spearheaded numerous impactful initiativ...
13 Aug 2025
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Ruth Messinger endorses Zohran Mamdani, joining ranks of his Jewish advisers
13 Aug 2025
Ruth Messinger, former Manhattan borough president and a notable figure in the Jewish community, has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City. This...
13 Aug 2025
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An uptown synagogue faces an uncertain future after a surprise visit from the NYC Department of Buildings
12 Aug 2025
Mt. Sinai Jewish Center in Washington Heights is facing a financial crisis after a surprise inspection by the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) revealed seri...
12 Aug 2025
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Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’
12 Aug 2025
Madonna, a renowned pop star raised Roman Catholic, has made a public plea to Pope Leo to visit Gaza and shed light on the humanitarian crisis affecting chil...
12 Aug 2025
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Israel draws criticism after killing 5 journalists, including one it targeted over his Hamas ties
12 Aug 2025
Israel faces international criticism after an Al Jazeera correspondent, Anas al-Sharif, was killed in a strike on Gaza City. The Israeli military alleges al-...
12 Aug 2025
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Rabbi quits Conservative movement after facing discipline over interfaith weddings
11 Aug 2025
Rabbi Ari Yehuda Saks, a third-generation Conservative rabbi, resigned from the Rabbinical Assembly following an ethics investigation into his participation ...
11 Aug 2025
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Brooklyn woman charged with making ‘terroristic threat’ to public school over ‘Zionist’ student body
11 Aug 2025
In Brooklyn, a woman named Iman Abdul, 27, has been charged with making a terroristic threat against Leon M. Goldstein High School, allegedly targeting it du...
11 Aug 2025
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Cuomo comes for Mamdani’s $2,300 apartment
11 Aug 2025
Andrew Cuomo has sparked controversy in the New York City mayoral race by criticizing opponent Zohran Mamdani's use of rent-stabilized housing, claiming Mamd...
11 Aug 2025
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Bono, citing Rabbi Sharon Brous and Mandy Patinkin, condemns Israel over war in Gaza
11 Aug 2025
Bono and his bandmates from U2 have voiced strong condemnation of the Israeli government's actions in the Gaza war, differentiating between the government le...
11 Aug 2025
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Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid
11 Aug 2025
UJA-Federation of New York has pledged $1 million to IsraAID, Israel’s largest nongovernmental aid group, to help provide emergency relief to civilians in Ga...
11 Aug 2025
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6 Jewish highlights from the ‘Blacklisted’ exhibit at New York Historical
11 Aug 2025
"Blacklisted: An American Story," a new exhibit at the New York Historical Society, examines the impact of the HUAC hearings on Hollywood during the height o...
11 Aug 2025
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Australia joins list of nations to recognize Palestinian state; New Zealand says it could follow
11 Aug 2025
Australia's government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, announced plans to join other nations such as France and the United Kingdom in recognizing a ...
11 Aug 2025
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Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war
11 Aug 2025
At a London rally supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza, two rabbis from the UK's Progressive Judaism movement, the equivalent of Reform Judaism, were jeered o...
11 Aug 2025
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Argentine lawmaker indicted over anti-Israel social media posts, in a first
8 Aug 2025
Vanina Biasi, an Argentine lawmaker from the left-wing Workers Party, has become the first legislator in Argentina to be indicted for antisemitism over socia...
8 Aug 2025
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Germany suspends military exports to Israel for use in Gaza
8 Aug 2025
Germany has announced a suspension of military exports to Israel that could be utilized in Gaza in response to Israel's expanded military offensive in the re...
8 Aug 2025
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Rabbi and family safely escape fire at historic New Jersey synagogue
8 Aug 2025
A devastating fire early Friday morning razed the historic Congregation Beth El Chabad synagogue in Rutherford, New Jersey, but Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman, his wi...
8 Aug 2025
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Brian Lehrer quizzes Mamdani on how his ‘Not On Our Dime’ bill would have affected synagogues
8 Aug 2025
Zohran Mamdani, during an interview on Brian Lehrer's WNYC radio show, discussed his "Not On Our Dime" bill which aimed to prevent New York nonprofits from f...
8 Aug 2025
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Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: learned helplessness
8 Aug 2025
Amidst the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many Jews are grappling with a pervasive sense of learned helplessness, a psychological state where repeated...
8 Aug 2025
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Netanyahu says report that he and Trump got into shouting match over Gaza aid is ‘fake news’
8 Aug 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports of a shouting altercation with former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding humanitarian aid to ...
8 Aug 2025
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Israel approves plan to take over Gaza City, setting Oct. 7 deadline for civilians to leave
8 Aug 2025
The Israeli security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to intensify military operations in Gaza City while providing humanitarian...
8 Aug 2025
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Will Donald Trump intervene to stop Mamdani?
7 Aug 2025
In the context of the New York City mayoral race, where candidates are seeking to win over Jewish voters, a political skirmish has emerged between Eric Adams...
7 Aug 2025
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Netanyahu confirms intent to occupy all of Gaza, against advice of his military
7 Aug 2025
In a recent interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed his plan to temporarily occupy the Gaza Strip, despite strong opposi...
7 Aug 2025
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Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus Affair movie ‘An Officer and a Spy’ finally opens in the US
7 Aug 2025
Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of espionage over 130 years ago, has reentered the spotlight with French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...
7 Aug 2025
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ finally opens in the US — bringing both scandal and an important portrayl of the Dreyfus Affair
7 Aug 2025
Roman Polanski's film "An Officer and a Spy" highlights the historical Dreyfus Affair, now showing in the U.S., despite controversy around its director. The ...
7 Aug 2025
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Alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez indicted on federal hate crime charges
7 Aug 2025
Elias Rodriguez, accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers, has been indicted on federal hate crime charges. The indictment includes nine new ...
7 Aug 2025
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An effort is underway to launch a Jewish high school in Chicago, where antisemitism concerns run high
7 Aug 2025
Chicago's Jewish community is mobilizing to establish a Jewish high school within the city, addressing both the desire for a local Jewish educational option ...
7 Aug 2025
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The children of the Catskills generation make a new Jewish home in the Berkshires
7 Aug 2025
The Berkshires in western Massachusetts are experiencing a Jewish cultural revival, drawing a new generation of Jews, many of them from urban centers like Bo...
7 Aug 2025
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Love is in the air — and on the Jewish calendar
6 Aug 2025
Tu B'Av, the Jewish day of love celebrated on the 15th of Av, has gained modern significance akin to Valentine's Day, particularly in Israel. Historically a ...
6 Aug 2025
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The Countdown: Cuomo criticizes Israel — or does he?
6 Aug 2025
As the New York City mayoral race heats up, Andrew Cuomo, a former Governor now running for mayor, navigates complex views on Israel. Initially, Cuomo critic...
6 Aug 2025
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Anti-Jewish hate crimes reach record high in the United States, according to FBI
6 Aug 2025
Jewish communities in the United States experienced a record number of anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2024, according to the FBI's latest report. These incidents...
6 Aug 2025
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Inside one man’s quixotic quest to preserve 200,000 Israeli tchotchkes
6 Aug 2025
Boris Gorbis, a 74-year-old retired lawyer and passionate collector, has gathered the world's largest known assembly of 20th-century Zionist souvenirs, inclu...
6 Aug 2025
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Hate crime inquiry open after ‘Death to the IDF’ graffiti and arson outside St. Louis soldier’s family home
6 Aug 2025
A hate crime investigation is underway in Clayton, Missouri, after antisemitic graffiti and arson targeted a residence associated with a former IDF soldier r...
6 Aug 2025
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Bosnian national museum says proceeds from display of Sarajevo Haggadah will go to ‘helping Palestine’
6 Aug 2025
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced its decision to donate proceeds from the display of the historic Sarajevo Haggadah to aid Palesti...
6 Aug 2025
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Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter
6 Aug 2025
Nearly 2,000 influential Jewish philanthropists from the U.S. and U.K. have penned an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging an end...
6 Aug 2025
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A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans — and rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel
5 Aug 2025
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, addressed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during their Churchwide Assembly to express h...
5 Aug 2025
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How hot are the customers at NYC’s Jewish restaurants? This website will tell you.
5 Aug 2025
The article explores LooksMapping, a website that uses AI to rank how attractive the clientele is at various restaurants, including several notable Jewish es...
5 Aug 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil pushes back on claims of antisemitism at Columbia in Ezra Klein interview
5 Aug 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian protest leader previously detained by immigration authorities, contested the narrative of widespread antisemitism at Columb...
5 Aug 2025
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How American Jews are helping Israel’s communities near Gaza rebuild and return to life
5 Aug 2025
American Jewish organizations are significantly contributing to the recovery and resilience of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip, impacted by the recen...
5 Aug 2025
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Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’
5 Aug 2025
Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, critiques the Trump administration's approach to higher education, highlighting its impact on college leadership an...
5 Aug 2025
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Netanyahu reportedly plans to occupy Gaza, in move opposed by IDF brass and majority of Israelis
5 Aug 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip has sparked significant internal and international controversy, chiefly due to...
5 Aug 2025
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Israel broadcasts Hamas’ video of hostage Evyatar David in Times Square
5 Aug 2025
The Israeli government has launched a public campaign by displaying a Hamas-released video of Israeli hostage Evyatar David on a Times Square billboard, aimi...
5 Aug 2025
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After the UFT endorsed Mamdani, some Jewish educators are withholding their dues in protest
4 Aug 2025
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in New York City faces internal conflict after endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor, a candidate with a history of anti...
4 Aug 2025
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Nothing could have prepared me for the loneliness of a Jewish community divided
4 Aug 2025
Alana Zeitchik reflects on the intense personal and communal grief she experiences following a series of tragedies, including the hostage situation involving...
4 Aug 2025