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Indiana Jews race to reclaim a synagogue that shaped the Reform movement
The Lafayette congregation pioneered egalitarian prayer and launched national rabbinic leaders. Now locals hope to reclaim the 1867 building before it’s sold
- American synagogues are closing at a record rate. This retired judge is rescuing their stained glass windows.
- A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region
- A Jewish farmer drove 600 miles to rescue a century-old synagogue. Now he’s building a new one in a cornfield.
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The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer
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Laura Loomer and other Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s White House access
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Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland
Perspectives
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Opinion What Tucker Carlson won’t tell you about U.S. military aid to Israel
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Opinion We are talking past one another on Zionism
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Opinion We’re losing the fight against antisemitism. Here’s how to turn the tide
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Opinion Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain’s monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair
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HOLY GROUND
Holy Ground
A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
An urban synagogue in South Philadelphia is growing fast by defying expectations — and has become a closely watched experiment in American Jewish life
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ANTISEMITISM DECODED
Antisemitism Decoded Most American Jews aren’t ‘Zionist’ — so what are they?
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