Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Politics 79% of Jews voted for Kamala Harris, according to largest preliminary exit poll
Some pundits had warned that Jews were defecting from the Democrats in large numbers
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Fast Forward Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony
Milei, who studies regularly with a rabbi but is not Jewish, name-checked the week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha
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Politics ‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Donald Trump says at Georgia rally
The comments come after the Trump campaign deployed a Holocaust survivor to reject allegations that the former president is a fascist
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Fast Forward Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84
Jewish Deadheads mourned Lesh, who played with the legendary jam band for three decades
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Culture We bought the viral Amazon ‘tuchus’ boxes for Sukkot. What does that say about us?
OK, it was me. I bought them. But I wasn’t the only one
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Fast Forward Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say
New research uses DNA analysis to add to longtime speculation about the explorer’s identity
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Fast Forward Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA game; Jewish BYU quarterback suits up
'I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,' Avdija said before the game
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Fast Forward Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election
The leader of the Freedom Party has taken the mantle of “Volkskanzler,” formerly claimed by Adolf Hitler
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Music In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump’s America
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Fast Forward What does the election of Mark Carney mean for Canadian Jews and Israel?
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News State Department plan to deport ‘pro-Hamas’ students relies on a 1952 law that targeted Jews
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News Jewish groups targeted Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil — then ICE arrested him
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Theater A “dreadfully Jewish” new play tells the story of a Grindr hookup gone awry
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Opinion How to navigate the Court of Trump? Esther’s pragmatism vs. Vashti’s principles
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News Antisemitic and racist shock jock is back on the radio, 11 years after being fired for tirade
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