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Far-left author Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN award

Far-left author Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN award

Beinart, an opponent of Jewish statehood who has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, wins PEN America Literary Award for nonfiction

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Long Island father and teenage son arrested as cops probe swastika in school bathroom

Long Island father and teenage son arrested as cops probe swastika in school bathroom

Prosecutors say that after cops confronted 15-year-old who they determined drew the swastika, he also told them his dad got him explosive materials to...

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Alan Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the ‘most anti-Israel’ in US history

Alan Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the ‘most anti-Israel’ in US history

High-profile attorney, whose clients have included Trump and Epstein, says party let hard-left fringe go mainstream; joins GOP, which he says has kept...

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Confronting Wexner’s Epstein ties, alumni of Jewish leadership programs launch survivor fund

Confronting Wexner’s Epstein ties, alumni of Jewish leadership programs launch survivor fund

‘This fund represents what we believe Jewish leaders must do in a time of crisis,’ says ASHRU, adding that the money it raises will go ‘to...

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After Israeli flyers in NY high school placed in urinal, board president faces calls to resign

After Israeli flyers in NY high school placed in urinal, board president faces calls to resign

Official’s daughter is among those posting photographs of the vandalism online, adding the caption: ‘Keep up the good work’

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Kanye West shows nixed in Poland, Switzerland amid backlash over past antisemitism

Kanye West shows nixed in Poland, Switzerland amid backlash over past antisemitism

Rapper known as Ye postpones concert in France, where the interior minister is reportedly seeking to ban event, claims ‘commitment to make amends’

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Jewish groups urge Trump, during Iran ceasefire talks, to prioritize Americans held there

Jewish groups urge Trump, during Iran ceasefire talks, to prioritize Americans held there

US branch of group that advocated for release of Hamas hostages signs onto initiative; Robert Levinson, American Jew who died in Iranian jail, among...

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Trump antisemitism envoy: US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad

Trump antisemitism envoy: US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad

People who want to sow discord in this country are not welcome, Yehuda Kaploun says, while denying report claiming US will ban specific European...

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French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny’s poisoning of Jewish family

French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny’s poisoning of Jewish family

Despite defendant telling police ‘they have money and power” and ‘I should never have worked for a Jewish woman,’ appeals court denies...

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Italy’s opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs PM in split with Trump over Israel and pope

Italy’s opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs PM in split with Trump over Israel and pope

Elly Schlein stresses her opposition to Iran war as she defends Meloni, cheers suspension of defense agreement between Rome and Jerusalem

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Jewish groups ask US Supreme Court to rule on Ohio man barred from hosting home prayers

Jewish groups ask US Supreme Court to rule on Ohio man barred from hosting home prayers

Orthodox groups file amicus brief on behalf of Daniel Grand, who has been banned since 2021 by University Heights municipality from holding Shabbat...

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Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges

Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges

The closure comes as fees at independent schools become subject to value added tax and as more students enroll in Haredi institutions

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ADL reports ‘systemic failure’ to protect Instagram users from antisemitic content

ADL reports ‘systemic failure’ to protect Instagram users from antisemitic content

‘Instagram is developing into a hub for hate and antisemitism, and our research demonstrates this clearly,’ Jonathan Greenblatt says, after app...

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Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israel’s MDA, sparking outcry

Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israel’s MDA, sparking outcry

Head of Magen David Adom’s local branch says cancellation further adds to ‘escalating global perception of Ireland as one of the most antisemitic...

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Israel slams South Korean leader for comparing IDF activity to the Holocaust

Israel slams South Korean leader for comparing IDF activity to the Holocaust

After President Lee Jae Myung shares post of 2024 incident in West Bank, Jerusalem criticizes ‘the trivialization of the massacre of Jews on the eve...

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Trump admin fires judges who blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian activists

Trump admin fires judges who blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian activists

Roopal Patel, who stopped efforts to deport Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, and Nina Froes, who halted removal of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi,...

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Longtime US congressman Eliot Engel, whose defeat augured surge in anti-Israel sentiment, dies at 79

AIPAC eulogizes the Jewish lawmaker as a ‘steadfast friend of the pro‑Israel community,’ while fellow New York Democrats remember him as a...

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US Jewish groups denounce Trump’s threat that a ‘whole civilization will die’ in Iran

Head of JCPA says ‘we know what it means when leaders call for communities and populations to be wiped out,’ as several progressive organizations...

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Long Island town must pay $19m for blocking construction of Chabad synagogue

After decades of legal sparring, judge tells Old Westbury that its 2001 ordinance ‘unconstitutionally discriminates against the free exercise of...

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Influencer performs Nazi salute, mocks Holocaust victims at Ohio University event

Myron Gaines, co-host of podcast ‘Fresh and Fit,’ centering on misogynistic views about dating and gender roles, denies October 7 rapes, tells...

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After attack, Michigan synagogue calls to add Lego to Seder plate

Detroit’s Temple Israel, the site of last month’s ramming attack, says suggested new ritual object symbolizes both vulnerability and rebuilding

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For Passover, an interactive map brings the haggadah down to earth

Product management expert Alon Gildoni and Weizmann Institute professor Ron Milo turn a seder table question into an interactive tool that traces the...

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Kentucky governor: Gaza ‘genocide’ claims shouldn’t be a litmus test for Democrats

Andy Beshear, a 2028 presidential hopeful, says Israel ‘has the right to exist as a democratic country, as a Jewish country’ while bashing Trump...

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Mamdani heckled at NYC Passover Seder as some rail at his inclusion

Several guests, including Jewish comedian Modi, pull out of event due to mayor’s participation; one attendee tells heckler: ‘Stop the xenophobia,...

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Moshe Yitzchak Katz, Israeli-US soldier killed in Lebanon, laid to rest in Jerusalem

Katz, who moved to Israel from Connecticut to serve in the military, is remembered by loved ones as a loyal friend and a proud soldier

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Who is Hasan Piker, the US left-wing streamer critics say the Democrats should reject?

Politicians are sitting down with the popular Twitch host, who has drawn allegations of antisemitism, as some warn that this centers bigotry,...

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Fortnite tops ADL’s ‘leaderboard’ ranking video games on efforts to curb antisemitism

Watchdog rates 10 popular online games based on safety features, moderation, player protections, policies against hate; next slots taken by Grand...

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Police chief who responded to Detroit synagogue attack targeted by online vitriol

Man who posted antisemitic meme of the non-Jewish sheriff arrested on unrelated charge, prompting far-right activists to claim censorship, blame Jews...

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Jewish dad and kids’ book author wins JFK Jr. lookalike contest

Andrew Ginsburg has done comedy, body building and writing. Now the personal trainer from Connecticut can add doppelganger to his repertoire

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Jan. 6 protester Jake Lang renounced his Judaism to court the far right. It isn’t working

Despite burning a Talmud and other antisemitic displays, the extremist influencer is being roasted by peers including Nick Fuentes as the Iran war...

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Threatening messages, and an arrest, bring antisemitism close to home for a New York rabbi

Rabbi Matt Cutler stresses the need for vigilance following a Detroit area synagogue attack, amid the Iran war and one of the most challenging times...

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‘Do not oppress the stranger’: 1,000-plus US rabbis sign letter backing immigrant rights

Ahead of HIAS’s annual ‘Refugee Shabbat,’ Jewish clergy from 45 states invoke biblical commandments, say ‘tradition is clear’ in support of...

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Lev Parnas, Trump ally turned critic, announces run for US Congress as Florida Democrat

Soviet-born former Giuliani associate, who in 2021 was convicted of federal campaign finance violations, enters crowded primary aiming to unseat GOP...

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Jackson synagogue arson jolts, but doesn’t stop, a Jewish nonprofit serving the US South

The Institute of Southern Jewish Life takes stock of its legacy as it persists in its mission of serving some 70 congregations spread across 13 states

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GOP senator helps forcibly remove protester shouting ‘no one wants to fight for Israel’

US Capitol Police say demonstrator, a Green Party candidate in North Carolina, ‘put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and...

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Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Former Hebrew Union College provost, the first-ever woman to ordain rabbis in the Reform movement, is praised by colleagues for bringing her ‘whole...

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California’s Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’

Democratic governor questions US military aid for Israel, says Netanyahu government is ‘walking us down that path,’ Jerusalem’s influence over...

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At this Dallas synagogue, Purim comes with fog machines, zip lines and Broadway flair

For the past 8 years, Rabbi Adam Roffman has brought his music theater chops to the annual performance at Congregation Shearith Israel – and doubled...

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American Jewish groups throw support behind US-Israeli operation against Iran

Organizations also call for increased security, urge Jewish communities worldwide to remain on alert for possible Iranian retaliation

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This Jewish family’s toy company challenged Trump’s tariffs. The Supreme Court agreed

The three-generation Learning Resources is one of a number of Jewish-owned family businesses among the roughly 1,000 that have filed suit – and won

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As popular YouTuber targets US Orthodox communities, the right grapples with antisemitism

Tyler Oliveira releases ‘exposes’ about Haredi locales Lakewood and Kiryas Joel, relying on selective interviews, amplifying antisemitic tropes,...

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HarperCollins to publish book of conversations with Chabad emissary slain in Bondi attack

Author of ‘Conversations With My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World’ says Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s ‘legacy, his mission to bring...

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Slain Israeli embassy worker’s brother, US hockey team attend Trump’s State of the Union

Yaron Lischinsky’s brother brought by House Speaker Johnson; Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes, along with rest of gold-medal winning team,...

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Anti-Zionist group’s planned protest of keffiyeh ban at Buchenwald memorial sparks outrage

A German court has ruled that the former concentration camp may refuse entry to visitors wearing the traditional Palestinian headscarf, which has been...

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Vanderbilt to probe instructor over math question accusing Israel of occupation

‘From the river to the sea, Palestine (…) was approximately 100 km. in 1946,’ read the problem given to calculus students; school says it has...

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UK Jewish leaders condemn vandalism of London bakery accused of ‘funding Israel’

Chain founded by Israeli bakers is latest food business targeted by protesters; red paint splattered on facade of newly opened north London location

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Renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens dies at 86

Mourning Isaiah Zagar, Magic Gardens says that he ‘was more than our founder; he was our close friend, teacher, collaborator, and creative...

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South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale after minister pans artist’s focus on Gaza

Gayton McKenzie, a staunch supporter of Israel, had alleged an unnamed foreign power wanted to use South Africa as ‘a proxy to endorse a...

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Security and antisemitism loom large in JFNA’s first ‘State of the Jewish Union’ address

Head of Jewish Federations of North America also emphasizes ‘the emotional, familial and religious connection between the American Jewish community...

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After weeks of debate, world social workers group won’t expel Israeli union

Irish, Spanish and Greek affiliates of International Federation of Social Workers had demanded Israeli social workers abstain from mandatory military...

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