Grace Gilson
By Grace Gilson
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Culture Actor Ben Platt says his Jewish identity is ‘not defined’ by Israel, showing a gap between him and his influential family
Platt’s comments are his first on the topic since early in the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward Jewish family killed in New York plane crash
One of the victims, Karenna Groff, played for team USA at the 2019 European Maccabi Games
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Fast Forward Northwestern University defaced by anti-Israel graffiti during Passover
Northwestern faces $790 million in funding cuts from the Trump administration over allegations of campus antisemitism
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Fast Forward Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil for undermining U.S. foreign policy on antisemitism, judge rules
The ruling cited a memo signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in which he determined Khalil’s campus activism was antisemitic.
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Fast Forward David Sassoon, the Jewish royal designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies at 92
Sassoon said Jewish traditions played an “enormous part” in his designs.
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Fast Forward Plane carrying freed Israeli hostages and US lawmakers clipped at DC airport
Released hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel were in Washington D.C. to advocate for the release of the remaining captives.
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Fast Forward 27 Jewish groups file amicus brief expressing concern over detainment of Tufts student
The brief is the latest statement from Jewish organizations criticizing the Trump administration’s campus crackdowns.
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Khalil’s ‘otherwise lawful’ behavior undermines US policy against antisemitism, Marco Rubio says
Rubio laid out the government’s case against Khalil in a memo ahead of a pivotal hearing set for Friday.
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