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ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong
Jonathan Greenblatt falsely claimed Mamdani hasn’t visited synagogues or engaged Jewish groups
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Ukraine’s Jews and rabbis ‘on the front line’ as Zelenskyy meets with Trump
Rabbis in Kherson and Odesa describe Jewish life on the front line — funerals, blackouts, orphanages and a fragile faith in God’s plan
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Columbia University will screen prospective students for ‘civility’
Students are discussing Israelis and Palestinians and other issues, then assessing each other’s behavior — for college admissions
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Antisemitism Decoded What exactly is the Justice Department’s plan to stop antisemitism?
Rather than stake out a clear position on crucial questions, Attorney General Pam Bondi seems to be operating on a more ad hoc basis
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Holy Ground This small, stubborn Appalachian synagogue is defying the odds — and so is its new rabbi
In Charleston, West Virginia, a century-old congregation is betting that a 30-something rabbi with two little kids can keep its doors open for decades
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Fast Forward The first Jewish woman to win a NYC mayoral primary has a message for voters about Mamdani
Ruth Messinger praised the Democratic nominee’s focus on affordability and immigrant protections
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His grandfather’s Holocaust stories didn’t add up — so he set out to tell the fact-checked version
In 'Stolen Headstones,' Ari Schneider writes the official account of his family’s Holocaust story
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Antisemitism Decoded A Florida college student said ‘F— Israel.’ Now she’s under federal investigation
Eden Deckerhoff confronted a student wearing an IDF shirt, and quickly found herself at the center of a political firestorm
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Fast Forward What does the Star of David represent? A new ruling offers a legal answer
Judge Trevor McFadden argued targeting the Star of David is ‘as racially motivated' as the n-word
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‘You can’t fake it’: Why images of starving children in Gaza are so difficult to dismiss
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has seen how powerful images can ‘move the dial’
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Antisemitism Decoded How Trump is banning DEI at universities — except for Jews
The Trump administration's ban on DEI at universities has one big exception: Jewish students get special support.
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