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David Schaecter, Holocaust survivor and advocate who founded Miami memorial, dies at 96

Well-known activist lost 105 relatives during the Holocaust and spent his life pushing for restitution, Holocaust education and vigilance against...

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Israeli fashion brand launches campaign calling to ‘resist starvation’ in Gaza

Israeli fashion brand launches campaign calling to ‘resist starvation’ in Gaza

Campaign by Comme Il Faut shows chefs and restaurateurs holding empty pots, stirring backlash among commenters, who say Hamas to blame and only the...

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Judge orders University of Pittsburgh to reinstate Students for Justice in Palestine

Judge orders University of Pittsburgh to reinstate Students for Justice in Palestine

Decision comes as new school year starts, anti-Israel protests expected to continue; Pitt’s SJP chapter was suspended in March for...

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After deadly firebombing, Boulder hostage march forced to relocate as threats persist

After deadly firebombing, Boulder hostage march forced to relocate as threats persist

Participants in march to raise awareness for plight of captives held by Hamas terrorists say pro-Palestinian demonstrators have shouted antisemitic...

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Beverly Hills school board votes to fly Israeli flags in effort to fight antisemitism

Beverly Hills school board votes to fly Israeli flags in effort to fight antisemitism

Resolution narrowly approved by school board of the ritzy and heavily Jewish Los Angeles enclave also calls for designating Oct. 7 as a ‘Day of...

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Reversing course, Philadelphia Jewish museum to rehang vandalized Israeli flag

Following criticism, head of Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History says ‘we certainly didn’t intend… to create a...

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress American fiction award

Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress American fiction award

Author’s novels often focus on aspects of Jewish history; amid turmoil at institution, Brooks praises ‘visionary librarians who value...

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Kneecap cancels sold-out US tour day after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris

Kneecap cancels sold-out US tour day after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris

Rap group says court gate of band member facing terrorism charge in UK court for displaying Hezbollah flag at London concert interfered with concert...

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Atlanta man fired for joining wife’s antisemitic tirade at father of fallen officer

Atlanta man fired for joining wife’s antisemitic tirade at father of fallen officer

Video shows Mark and Anna Bouzyk shouting slurs at David Lubin, father of Border Police cop Rose; pair had posted pro-Palestinian lawn signs,...

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Britain, France lead 21 countries in joint condemnation of new settlement project

Britain, France lead 21 countries in joint condemnation of new settlement project

UK summons Israeli envoy to denounce Jerusalem’s approval of E1 project, which US Ambassador Huckabee says was a response to Western...

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Reform movement opposes death penalty for accused killer of Israeli embassy staffers

Reform movement opposes death penalty for accused killer of Israeli embassy staffers

Director of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism sends letter to US attorney general calling capital punishment ‘a stain upon civilization...

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Yankees knowingly picked player who once drew a swastika on Jewish classmate’s door

Yankees knowingly picked player who once drew a swastika on Jewish classmate’s door

Core Jackson says he was drunk during incident at age 17, says, he’s gown up and ‘I don’t want there to be any excuses for my...

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US Homeland Security speechwriter promoted ‘Great Replacement’ theory on podcast

US Homeland Security speechwriter promoted ‘Great Replacement’ theory on podcast

Eric Lendman endorsed the conspiracy theory in episode called ‘Is White Replacement a Myth?’ while denying it’s antisemitic:...

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Ohio man admits to federal hate crime for antisemitic attack on students at Ohio State

Ohio man admits to federal hate crime for antisemitic attack on students at Ohio State

A Title VI complaint against OSU alleged that assailants shouted ‘Free Palestine’ during the November 2023 incident

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Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms to Israel

Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms to Israel

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark becomes highest ranking member of Congress to call war in Gaza ‘genocide,’ given notable decline in...

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‘Schlep,’ self-appointed watchdog with Yiddish name, is banned from gaming platform

Roblox bars ‘To Catch a Predator’-style sleuth, then blasts ‘vigilantes’ — sparking real-world lawsuit and giving the...

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Pete Buttigieg sharpens tone on Israel after facing backlash for supportive stance

Pete Buttigieg sharpens tone on Israel after facing backlash for supportive stance

Underscoring Democratic party’s changing attitude on Israel, ex-transportation secretary says he’d back US recognition of Palestinian...

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North Carolina Democrat spurns AIPAC, in latest sign of party’s distancing from Israel

North Carolina Democrat spurns AIPAC, in latest sign of party’s distancing from Israel

Valerie Foushee, whose 2022 campaign was backed by AIPAC, says she won’t accept its donations in next race, as DNC weighs resolutions calling...

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‘A smear campaign against me’: Huda Beauty founder defends anti-Israel conspiracy rant

Huda Kattan faces calls to have brand removed from Sephora stores after she accused Israel of being behind World War I, World War II, 9/11 and Oct. 7

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US woman charged for ‘terroristic threat’ on NY high school with ‘Zionist’ students

Iman Abdul posted location of school, appearing to suggest followers ‘attack’ it; later claims she only called for an attack on the...

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Concerned by antisemitism, parents lead effort to launch new Jewish high school in Chicago

With private and public schools reportedly failing to address Jew hatred and a lack of non-Orthodox options within city limits, a new initiative is...

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Rabbi and family safely escape fire that destroys historic New Jersey synagogue

Mayor says no indications blaze at Congregation Beth El Chabad was intentionally set while Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman, his wife and kids were sleeping in...

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Historic Odesa synagogue sustains heavy damage from Russian drone strike

Flames engulf Nachlas Eliezer after suicide drone crashes into building, in latest Russian attack to hit a Jewish communal space in Ukraine; no...

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Some Jewish educators feel ‘stabbed in the back’ as NY teachers union endorses Mamdani

Instructors had hoped the collective would refrain from championing any mayoral candidate due to the upcoming election’s divisive nature; now...

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After Lutherans pass ‘one-sided’ Israel resolution, US rabbi’s plea for unity prevails

Union for Reform Judaism president Rick Jacobs has decades of interfaith work under his belt, so when a church convention voiced a narrow view of the...

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Nearly 2,000 influential Diaspora Jews call on Netanyahu to end war, enable Gaza aid

Letter signed by key donors to Israel demand premier ‘enforce the law in the West Bank’ and commit to rejecting use of ‘starvation...

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Leading UK Jewish group calls Israeli aid measures in Gaza ‘long overdue’

Statement by Board of Deputies of British Jews appears to mark shift after it disciplined dozens of members for signing open letter condemning Israel...

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New Trump policy letting US federal workers proselytize at work references tefillin

Memo cites Jewish prayer phylacteries as an example of a protected religious object that government employees may display on their desks and use to...

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Lithuania goes back on pledge to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

Soviet ‘Sports Palace’ built on the site of a historic Jewish cemetery will become a convention center, in decision Jewish group says...

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35 US rabbis arrested in separate NYC and DC demonstrations for Gaza food aid

27 held after protesting in Senate majority leader’s office, 8 others detained near Israeli consulate, reflecting growing concern for Gazan...

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‘You’re just yelling at a Jew,’ Regina Spektor tells pro-Palestinian heckler

Jewish singer-songwriter stops concert to respond to demonstrator, suggests other member of audience leave for saying ‘there’s a genocide...

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Stanford suspends student co-op accused of urging Jewish students to leave

Probe finds Jewish students who participated in unnamed extracurricular activity were asked to leave because presence of ‘Zionists’ was making...

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Billy Porter sparks controversy by saying Black people replacing Jews as targets of hate

Actor and singer makes remark while promoting new lead role in revival of ‘Cabaret,’ which deals with a Berlin nightclub and its patrons...

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Canada’s resigning antisemitism envoy laments silence of key voices

Deborah Lyons, who will leave post 3 months early, despondent over difficulty in getting people to ‘speak up, speak with clarity’ about...

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Hamburg opera house funder has resisted scrutiny of family’s Nazi collaboration

Kühne Nagel, now chaired by billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, collaborated with the Nazis during World War II to transport goods stolen from Jews

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Court rules to release or give retrial to man convicted of killing Etan Patz

Disappearance and presumed death of 6-year-old Jewish child in New York City in 1979 changed American society’s approach to missing children...

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Democratic Party’s youth wing backs motion decrying Israel’s ‘ongoing genocide in Gaza’

Young Democrats of America also okay amendment supporting student demonstrations ‘against US complicity’ in Israel’s war with Hamas

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Board of largest US teachers union rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL

While shooting down motion, head of National Education Association calls on antisemitism watchdog ‘to support the free speech and association...

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Israeli-American wins main event at World Series of Poker

Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi wins $10 million and eighth victory bracelet while wearing dog tag necklace to honor hostages held by Hamas and...

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Murky validity shrouds several Jewish endorsements listed on Andrew Cuomo’s website

Two out of nine groups say their backing was only valid for primaries and they have yet to decide\ on election strategy, others stay quiet when asked...

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Mandy Patinkin draws fire for saying Israel doing to Gaza what was once done to Jews

Jewish-American actor tells NYT of getting bad ‘vibe’ from Netanyahu in chance 1980s meeting; wife Kathryn Grody says antisemitism claims being...

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Alaska’s Nazi Creek given less offensive name after 2-year campaign

Small waterway, named in line with alphabetical scheme when US recaptured Kiska Island from Japanese, now called Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, or ‘gizzard...

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Larry David teams up with the Obamas on US history comedy series

The 78-year-old creator of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ co-writes, executive produces and stars in the new sketch show produced by the former president...

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Conservative Judaism relaunches Israel gap-year program with Tel Aviv internships

Instead of sending students to kibbutzim and small villages for volunteer work, the four-decade-old Nativ track now sends them to the White City’s...

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ADL survey: 1 in 4 Americans believe recent attacks on US Jews are ‘understandable’

38% believe attacks against US Jews will stop if Israel halts war against Hamas in Gaza, another 24% believe attacks are false flag operations meant...

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Fog over White House claim of Jewish support for nominee with white supremacist ties

Trump administration lists groups that backed Paul Ingrassia for senior federal watchdog job; organizations deny it, then some reverse course and say...

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Some Jewish Democrats in US Congress raise concerns about Mamdani’s anti-Israel stances

NYC mayoral candidate’s refusal to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ chant, support for BDS shows ‘his callous disregard for antisemitism,’...

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Largest US teachers union narrowly votes to cut ties with ADL

Non-binding measure okayed by National Education Association calls to stop using materials on the Holocaust and Jew hatred by the antisemitism...

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S. Daniel Abraham, Slim-Fast inventor who advocated for Mideast peace, dies at 100

Late entrpreneur made billions off his popular weight-loss product in the 1980s before establishing nonprofit group focused on Israeli-Palestinian...

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US Jewish camps express grief, condolences after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic in Texas

Calling camp a ‘sacred space,’ Jews grieve in solidarity with those affected by the floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 100, including...

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