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Bahrain airline to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv
Ron KampeasApril 20, 2021Israel signed normalization agreements with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other neighboring Arab countries last year.
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Elizabeth Warren at J Street: Israeli opposition must stop infighting to oust Netanyahu
Ben Samuels/Haaretz
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Elizabeth Warren at J Street: Israeli opposition must stop infighting to oust Netanyahu
Ben Samuels/HaaretzApril 20, 2021Warren also called for the U.S. to restrict military aid to Israel from being used in the West Bank and Gaza.
The Schmooze
Drop everything and read this romance novel about Reform Judiasm
Irene Katz ConnellyApril 20, 2021“There aren’t any rules dictating the appropriate level of attractiveness for religious leaders. At least not in Reform Judaism.”
Culture
How I became the Yankees’ Jewish star (and made friends with Thurman Munson along the way)
Ron Blomberg With Dan Epstein
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How I became the Yankees’ Jewish star (and made friends with Thurman Munson along the way)
Ron Blomberg With Dan EpsteinApril 20, 2021The Yankees were excited about the idea of having a Jewish player, too. They weren’t drawing a lot of fans to the ballpark in those days.
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‘This is my dream’: NASA names two asteroids after Israeli student who discovered them
Marie-Rose Sheinerman
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‘This is my dream’: NASA names two asteroids after Israeli student who discovered them
Marie-Rose SheinermanApril 19, 2021The young Technion undergraduate was the only one to enter the NASA competition without a team.
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FBI charges Lev Tahor leaders with child exploitation
Molly BoigonApril 19, 2021Lev Tahor, the Haredi cult based in Guatemala, is known for forcing child marriages.
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Karlie Kloss’ baby’s name was leaked — by Josh Kushner’s former Israeli yeshiva
Shira Hanau
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Karlie Kloss’ baby’s name was leaked — by Josh Kushner’s former Israeli yeshiva
Shira HanauApril 19, 2021Yeshivat Reishit, where Kushner was a student in 2003, congratulated the couple in an alumni email, announcing the baby’s name in the process.
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Macron calls for change in law after killer of French Jewish woman avoids trial
Cnaan Liphshiz
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Macron calls for change in law after killer of French Jewish woman avoids trial
Cnaan LiphshizApril 19, 2021A high court recently ruled that the killer Kobili Traore should not stand trial for beating Sarah Halimi to death and throwing her out a window.
Culture
Behind Tucker Carlson’s white replacement rhetoric, a frightening antisemitic history
Aviya Kushner
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Behind Tucker Carlson’s white replacement rhetoric, a frightening antisemitic history
Aviya KushnerApril 19, 2021Carlson’s “grand replacement” comments have roots in both a 2011 French book and in Nazi ideology.
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This alleged Capitol rioter is dangerous for NJ Jews, prosecutors say
Cnaan LiphshizApril 19, 2021Timothy Hale-Cusanelli had asked to be released pending the outcome of his trial, which is ongoing. A federal judge ordered otherwise.
Culture
Is the Israeli soccer team cursed?
Dan FriedmanApril 19, 2021The documentary “Common Goal” chronicles the promise and aggravation of Israel’s soccer team, whose fortunes have mirrored that of Israel itself.
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Dutch soccer fans chant ‘Hamas, Jews to the gas’ before match against Ajax
Cnaan Liphshiz
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Dutch soccer fans chant ‘Hamas, Jews to the gas’ before match against Ajax
Cnaan LiphshizApril 19, 2021Ajax, an Amsterdam-based team is known for its history of Jewish supporters.
Scribe: Community voices
On the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary, honor the resistance you never heard of
Gunnar S. Paulsson
Scribe: Community voices
On the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary, honor the resistance you never heard of
Gunnar S. PaulssonApril 19, 2021All strands of Jewish life came together to survive in Warsaw, from Hasidim to converts and everything in between.
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2 more historians quit Auschwitz museum board over right-wing politician’s appointment
Cnaan Liphshiz
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2 more historians quit Auschwitz museum board over right-wing politician’s appointment
Cnaan LiphshizApril 18, 2021Following the resignation of Jewish philosopher Stanislaw Krajewski, historians Marek Lasota and Krystyna Oleksy announced they would resign too.
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Steven Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries
Gabe FriedmanApril 18, 2021Jewish Story Partners will fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.”
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Yeshiva University plans to eliminate in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely
Shira Hanau
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Yeshiva University plans to eliminate in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely
Shira HanauApril 18, 2021The decision comes after Yeshiva College, the university’s men’s college, dissolved its Jewish Studies department in January.
Culture
Christians are enraged by this music video. Why aren’t Jews upset too?
Mira FoxApril 18, 2021It is Jewish tradition to reinterpret the Bible.
News
The kosher cartel: Was this Cleveland butchery a front for money-laundering and illicit vape trade?
Sheehan Hannan
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The kosher cartel: Was this Cleveland butchery a front for money-laundering and illicit vape trade?
Sheehan HannanApril 18, 2021Vapes that made thousands sick. Luxury cars and homes. Some $24 million missing, feds in hot pursuit. The inside story of Tibor’s Kosher Meats.
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