Andrew Lapin
By Andrew Lapin
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Fast Forward Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati
The decision comes a year after the Reform movement decided to phase out rabbinical training at its 148-year-old campus
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Fast Forward Antisemitism reportedly spikes and US Jews face violent threats amid climate of fear over Israel-Hamas war
Synagogues, Jewish day schools and university Jewish life have been targeted by threats of violence since Oct. 7
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News Cornell professor apologizes for saying he was ‘exhilarated’ by Hamas attack, as campus Israel battles continue
A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago also apologized for writing, "Israelis are pigs. Savages," on social media this week
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Fast Forward From grief to rage, American Jews are struggling with how to feel about the conflict in Israel
Protests, rallies and a social media campaign by Birthright Israel have all sought to sway American Jewish feelings about the violence in the region
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Fast Forward Historic synagogue in Tunisia heavily damaged in rioting tied to Israel-Gaza war
The location is also the burial site of a 16th-century rabbi whose grave has been a draw for Jewish pilgrims
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Fast Forward How Jewish day schools are talking about the horrors in Israel with their students
Days after the Hamas attack, Jewish educators navigated balancing the needs of the moment with “age-appropriateness"
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Fast Forward Umbrella for gap-year programs in Israel says all of its 5,700 participants are safe
A spokesperson for Taglit-Birthright Israel told JTA it was not currently running any trips in Israel
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Fast Forward This Jewish dad got a version of Anne Frank’s diary removed from his Florida school district
Bruce Friedman is one of the most prolific book challengers in the country. He's not the only Jew in this fight
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