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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

‘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...

25.07.2025 40

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

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...

24.07.2025 40

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Canada’s resigning antisemitism envoy laments silence of key voices

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

24.07.2025 40

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

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’

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

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...

22.07.2025 40

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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...

18.07.2025 10

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

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

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

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

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...

11.07.2025 9

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

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...

11.07.2025 9

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

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...

10.07.2025 40

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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,’...

10.07.2025 30

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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...

10.07.2025 30

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

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...

09.07.2025 60

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

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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Croatian right-wing singer joins hundreds of thousands of fans in pro-Nazi salute

Authorities say they could prosecute some members of audience for their displays at Marko Perkovic concert

07.07.2025 20

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New York rep’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani roils Orthodox rabbis on Upper West Side

Micah Lasher says he understood Jews’ fears when he declared support for the fierce Israel critic two days after meeting with local rabbis, some of...

04.07.2025 50

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US court says family of Boulder attacker who firebombed hostage rally can be deported

Decision overturns lower court’s ruling against expulsion of wife and 5 kids of Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who were staying in the country...

04.07.2025 40

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New Jersey mayor calls for release of synagogue custodian detained by ICE

Immigration authorities take in Jorge Tomas Dagar Aquino, employee of the Glen Rock Jewish Center, at asylum interview

01.07.2025 10

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Trump administration releases $94 million in security grants for Jewish institutions

Remainder of funding is stalled, even as US Department of Homeland Security cites ‘deeply disturbing rise in antisemitic attacks’

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US senator from NY calls on Mamdani to repudiate the phrase ‘globalize the intifada’

‘This is something I care deeply about,’ says Kirsten Gillibrand as she withholds endorsement of Democratic mayoral primary winner, noting NYC’s...

28.06.2025 40

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Candace Owens accuses rabbi of bribing pastors to criticize her; Jewish group shoots back

Ohr Torah Stone responds that accusation by provocateur, who has embraced antisemitic rhetoric, is ‘entirely false, baseless, and defamatory’

28.06.2025 50

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Irish rapper Mo Chara, an alleged Hezbollah supporter, may soon headline sold-out US tour

Venues scheduled to host 21 performances this fall are silent about Kneecap shows as the band denies accusations of terror support and alleges it is a...

26.06.2025 30

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Hostage families hope Iran truce yields Gaza deal: ‘Hamas is at its weakest point’

Viki Cohen, mother of captive soldier Nimrod, slams government for starting war in Iran without ending the one in Gaza: ‘Immense frustration at...

25.06.2025 10

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German court overturns ban on antisemitic magazine, citing free speech laws

Compact, which has ties to far-right part AfD, espouses unconstitutional views but is ‘not yet’ a threat to Germany, court rules, voiding ban by...

25.06.2025 8

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Antisemitic law student at U of Florida awarded for paper defending white supremacy

Campus roiled by paper, whose author has called Jews ‘the common enemy of humanity’ who must be ‘abolished by any means...

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Suspect arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at Texas Jewish community center

Director of San Antonio’s Temple Beth El says FBI told him alleged plot targeted the city’s entire Jewish community; mayor vows to take...

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Ohio man arrested for allegedly yelling ‘dirty Jew’ at lawmaker, running him off road

Feras S. Hamdan turns himself in to police after staunchly pro-Israel Rep. Max Miller says ‘deranged’ driver wished death to him and his...

21.06.2025 50

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams puffs cigars with antisemitic streamer Sneako, sparking outcry

Running for reelection on the ballot line ‘EndAntiSemitism,’ the mayor says he didn’t know and didn’t arrange to meet the...

18.06.2025 30

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As skies shuttered, Birthright participants leave Israel on Cyprus-bound cruise ship

Some 1,500 young adults set sail on secret voyage after start of Israel-Iran war puts halt to all flights, requiring visitors to seek alternative ways...

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Their counselors stuck in Israel, US Jewish camps are putting out ‘Help Wanted’ signs

War with Iran has put the freeze on all travel to and from the Jewish state, leaving hundreds of Israeli would-be staffers stranded at home and many...

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Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias stay on sidelines as Israel strikes Tehran

Key members of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ have so far avoided direct involvement in the latest regional flare-up, due to domestic pressures and fear...

14.06.2025 40

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Flights canceled. Parties scrapped. Bomb shelters full: Israelis reel in war’s first hours

Even as Iran’s missiles streaked across the sky, families, rabbis, and tourists clung to routine — and to each other

14.06.2025 40

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Jews abroad told to remain vigilant after Israeli pounding of Iran

While there is no ‘credible or specific threat against Jewish community,’ Islamic Republic has long track record of supporting attacks against Jews...

13.06.2025 10

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RFK appoints anti-mRNA technology Israeli MIT professor to vaccine advisory panel

Medical leaders decry new appointees to CDC immunization committee including Retsef Levi, who says most COVID-19 vaccines cause ‘unprecedented...

13.06.2025 10

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Brooklyn Pride interfaith service nixed over shul’s ‘public alignment with pro-Israel positions’

Rabbi at Kane Street Synagogue says though official reason for cancellation was an inability to ‘garner sufficient involvement,’ one participating...

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Harvard Divinity School taps professor critical of Zionism for new Jewish studies role

Critics of university’s handling of campus antisemitism decry appointment of ‘counter-Zionist’ Shaul Magid, who pushes back by saying he...

10.06.2025 60

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Global study of world religions offers lower estimate on number of American Jews

Pew report sets criteria as those who identify as Jewish due to ‘ethnicity, culture or family background,’ finds figure of 5.7 million, far below...

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Jewish groups pull out of San Diego Pride festival over anti-Israel singer’s performance

Letter from participating organizations cites ‘serious safety concerns’ due to Kehlani’s ‘repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric’

10.06.2025 60

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‘I’m a Zionist,’ rapper Azealia Banks declares in latest tweet spree

In a two-day social media blast after being asked whether she supports Israel or Palestine, the musician makes her stance abundantly clear

06.06.2025 30

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IAEA chief: Syria to give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites

UN watchdog’s head Rafael Grossi says officials will look at 4 locations, including Deir Ezzor facility Israel bombed in 2007; says open to Damascus...

05.06.2025 60

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Boulder’s ‘shocked and traumatized’ Jewish community takes stock of losses and strengths

After an antisemitic firebombing attack on Sunday injured 15 people including an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, local Jews are finding some measure...

05.06.2025 60

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Montreal dance studio joins Israel boycott, drops classes in Ohad Naharin’s Gaga technique

The decision by Studio 303 has triggered debate among its attendees, including Israelis, who question whether boycotting the pro-Palestinian Israeli...

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Michigan man who harassed parents, kids near synagogue pleads guilty to gun crime

Hassan Chokr, 37, of Dearborn allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse, including ‘You are all going to die!’ and ‘F— you, Israel,’ as...

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