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Leaving our treasured houses behind

In this new series about getting on in years, Mara Sokolsky explores the unexpected feelings that arise when downsizing to another residence.

Forty years later, one Jew’s apocalyptic fears look a lot like prophecies

Steve Brand’s 1984 documentary about Yossi Klein Halevi and his Holocaust survivor father won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance.

FBI walks back claim that Texas attack was ‘not specifically related to the Jewish community’

The FBI claimed to “never lose sight of the threat extremists pose to the Jewish community and to other religious, racial, and ethnic groups.”

Texas synagogue attack ignites debate over delay in confirmation of special envoy on antisemitism

Jewish Democrats draw a ‘clear connection’ between the GOP blocking Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination and the U.S. ability to combat global antisemitism.

A Jew betrayed Anne Frank’s family, cold-case investigators conclude

The theory about Arnold van den Bergh is the latest in a string of hypotheses about how the Nazis disovered the teenage diarist’s family in hiding.

Beth Israel rabbi threw chair at hostage-taker to enable congregants to escape

The rabbi said he let the hostage-taker into the synagogue after he said he needed shelter.

For decades, a Jewish family has sought the return of their beloved painting — can the Supreme Court make that happen?

In 1939, A Munich-baed art dealer forced the sale of a Camille Pissarro painting. The Cassirer family has been trying to get it back ever since.

Jewish Democratic gubernatorial candidate compares Florida Gov. DeSantis to Hitler

‘It’s the damn truth,’ Nikki Fried said about comparing DeSantis’s governing to the rise of Hilter.

Details emerge about hostage-taker as Jews upset by FBI remark on his motive

The FBI is criticized for disassociating the incident from antisemitism.

From generation to generation: King’s legacy endures in families’ movement stories

Biden yanks Trump appointee who spoke to white supremacists from commission that monitors Holocaust sites

Joe Biden also named seven new commissioners to the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.

VIDEO: Cantor’s jazzy remake of Yiddish song of hope

Yisroel Leshes, assistant cantor of New York’s Lincoln Square Synagogue, says he’s on a mission to reimagine Yiddish songs.

‘I am grateful to be alive’: rabbi held hostage in synagogue attack speaks out in Facebook post

— Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi who was held hostage at his synagogue Saturday along with three others, spoke out about the experi…

Jews of Color call for community to get on right side of history - and present

University of Michigan president fired over inappropriate relationship with subordinate, including flirty knish emails

“[I] can lure you to visit with the promise of a knish?” Schlissel wrote to the employee on Oct. 10, 2019.

Watching livestream, Colleyville cantor heard rabbi try to make peace with his captor

“I could hear the rabbi asking him if he was hungry, if he wanted something to eat,” the synagogue’s High Holiday cantor said.

‘His entire persona is listening and dialogue’: Meet the Texas rabbi held hostage for 11 hours

“He’s always worked to expand our world and to let other people see what Jews are like.”

As Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis unfolded, Jews turned to prayers designed for moments of danger

“What is the right prayer for people in peril?” one person asked on Twitter. Many responses were offered up Saturday night.

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