Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Politics Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape — in the form of a punctuation mark
A popular design is a riff on a pronunciation guide for Harris’ first name — with Hebrew letters at its center
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Fast Forward Murder case dismissed against man charged with killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll
The dismissal comes as Woll’s synagogue prepares to rename its new building after her
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Fast Forward In first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, Jewish writers, musicians, and lay leaders compose new liturgy and traditions to mourn a fresh tragedy
New liturgy and rituals connect the traditional meaning of Tisha B'Av — which begins Monday night at sundown — and current anguish
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Fast Forward A film about the destruction of the Second Temple premiered in 2021. Oct. 7 gives it new resonance.
‘Legend of Destruction’ is screening at multiple synagogues in the New York area for Tisha B’Av
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Politics Minnesota’s Jews celebrate as their ‘mensch’ Gov. Tim Walz enters the national spotlight
The Jews who know Walz best say he’s kind and supportive, even when he disagrees
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Politics Will Josh Shapiro be Kamala Harris’ VP? Speculation mounts ahead of Philadelphia rally
Discussion of a Shapiro nomination has grown contentious among Democrats and campaign watchers
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Fast Forward Evan Gershkovich, American Jewish journalist jailed in Russia, is freed in prisoner exchange
Gershkovich was freed as part of a massive, 26-person prisoner exchange that included several prominent people jailed by Russia
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Fast Forward Massive prisoner swap with Russia, including Evan Gershkovich, could be underway
The rumored swap may also include Jewish dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza
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Fast Forward Mississippi fire suspect called the temple a ‘synagogue of Satan’
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News Synagogue arson suspect posted satirical antisemitic cartoon on day of the attack
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News The ADL’s turn away from civil rights was years in the making — Oct. 7 accelerated it
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Culture He works at a Holocaust museum by day. How’d he end up in ‘Marty Supreme’?
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Culture His mother is Israeli, his father is Palestinian. His life? Complicated.
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Opinion There’s a vicious antisemitic precedent for Trump’s demonization of Renée Nicole Good
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Film & TV Judd Apatow on why Mel Brooks’ influence ‘will last as long as our jokes’
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Opinion I was in a high school production of ‘Anne Frank’ — today in Minnesota, I feel her fear more than ever
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