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The 36 hours in Washington that took hostage families from grief to gratitude

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 6 Nov

The article narrates the emotional and transformative experience of families and former hostages gathering in Washington, D.C., amidst the backdrop of the release of hostages held by Hamas.

0 Politics Education

Spurning Jewish Voice for Peace as insufficiently radical, new Jewish group joins ‘student intifada’

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 9 Sep

A new organization, the Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front, has emerged on college campuses, formed by Jewish student activists who broke away from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), deeming it not radical enough.

0 Politics Education

House approves bill requiring campuses to report more foreign funding

Grace Gilson in JTA · 28 Mar

In a development impacting the intersection of education and politics, the House passed the DETERRENT Act by a vote of 241-169, requiring U.S. universities to disclose foreign funding exceeding $50,000, aiming to curb foreign influence, particularly from adversaries like Iran and Qatar.

0 Politics Antisemitism

DHS arrests Georgetown researcher who is married to the daughter of a Hamas official

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 20 Mar

Federal authorities have arrested Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, who is accused of spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism online.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Ned Price leans into his Jewish values

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 15 Dec 2022

Ned Price, the State Department spokesperson, embodies his Jewish identity through his commitment to public service and empathy for marginalized communities, shaped by his diverse religious upbringing.

0 Culture History

Coming to Washington D.C., a new Jewish museum

Forward · 29 Sep 2021

The new Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., set to open in 2022, will offer a comprehensive narrative of the Jewish experience in the nation's capital.