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Joe Biden’s first Sunday mass as president involves stop at Jewish deli owned by his COVID czar
The self-described “Jew-ish” eatery serves bagels, sandwiches, bagel sandwiches and smoked fish sides.
For centuries, Jews thrived in Khujand, Tajikistan. Now the city’s last Jew has died.
For many centuries, the city of Khujand in Tajikistan, a mountainous Muslim-majority country, had been a center of Jewish presence in Central Asia.
Hasidic boys’ choir sings tribute to Donald Trump
(JTA) — Even without hearing the words, the pictures that animate the “Appreciation Song for President Trump” sung by a group of Hasidic boys clearly spell out the reasons for their appreciation for Donald Trump.
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7 Israeli officers injured in clashes with protesters over COVID-19 restrictions
Haredi communities across Israel have resisted shutting down their institutions in compliance with the country’s repeated lockdowns and have suffer…
Hawaiian-Jewish surfer Makua Rothman may have ridden the largest wave of all time
(JTA) — Hawaiian-Jewish surfing star Makua Rothman may have successfully ridden the largest recorded wave in the history of the sport, estimated to be at least 100 feet tall.