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Joseph Strauss

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Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’

Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’

The Texas senator reiterates comments he made at a megachurch last week, including the core message that he’s recently seen more Jew-hatred on the...

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As number of rabbis to sign anti-Mamdani letter tops 1,000, others decry ‘red lines’

As number of rabbis to sign anti-Mamdani letter tops 1,000, others decry ‘red lines’

Rabbis who didn’t back statement against anti-Israel candidate say it’s not their place to tell congregants how to vote in NYC mayoral...

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As rent soars, smaller NYC synagogues find themselves praying for a godsend

As rent soars, smaller NYC synagogues find themselves praying for a godsend

Congregations who gather only a few times a week have had to seek out creative solutions in a sky-high market, leading to communal partnerships that...

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Cuomo apologizes to New York Orthodox Jews for past handling of COVID-19 restrictions

Apology comes on eve of Yom Kippur in video shared with Orthodox rabbis, who may be considering backing Cuomo’s NYC mayoral run against Mamdani

02.10.2025 10

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PA arrested key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack, French officials say

Macron says Hicham Harb detained in West Bank over massacre at Jewish restaurant; French FM: Recognition of Palestinian state will aid extradition...

19.09.2025 30

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Can Mamdani divest NYC from Israel? Likely comptroller Mark Levine dismisses concern

Jewish Democratic candidate set to be the city’s chief financial officer intends to invest in Israel bonds, saying mayor ‘just...

19.09.2025 30

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‘Jews are good with money’: Mark Levine has heard it all while running for NYC comptroller

Jewish candidate likely to become Big Apple’s chief financial officer, a role often seen as a check on the mayor. Should anti-Israel Zohran...

19.09.2025 60

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NYC comptroller calls for coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists at Mamdani event

While being honored by progressive Jewish group JFREJ alongside the anti-Israel mayoral candidate, Brad Lander says he hasn’t spoken out enough...

12.09.2025 20

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Quitting race, NYC mayoral candidate calls to unite against Mamdani’s ‘antisemitic obsessions’

Jim Walden, who was polling in a distant fifth place, accuses Mamdani of harboring ‘extreme bigotry toward police, authentic commitment to...

03.09.2025 60

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Musical with Anne Frank as pansexual Latinx has audiences wondering, ‘Is this for real?’

Social media users can’t tell if Off-Broadway show ‘Slam Frank’ is just an elaborate prank designed to pillory the left and...

22.08.2025 60

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How your matzah gets made: A peek inside the Streit’s factory

First opened in New York’s Lower East Side a century ago, the bakery now supplies ritual Passover flat breads to seder tables as far away as Europe,...

11.04.2025 20

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Civil rights probe finds Philly school district failed to tackle antisemitic harassment

The Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students,...

21.12.2024 4

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Toronto Jewish girls’ school fired at for third time this year

JTA — Toronto Police are investigating evidence of gunshots fired overnight on Friday at Bais Chaya, a Jewish girls’ school, the third such...

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