Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44
Koch died after a short battle with stomach cancer
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California Jewish groups decry antisemitic conspiracy theories printed in governor’s race voter guide
One candidate, Don J. Grundmann, accused Israel of assassinating Charlie Kirk, perpetrating 9/11 and planning to “suitcase nuke” the United States
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Assault outside synagogue and rock thrown through Judaica shop window ratchet up Toronto Jews’ concerns
The police hate crime unit is investigating after a man was denied entry and then punched someone else on his way to attend Shabbat service
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Trump administration to deny green cards to applicants with record of anti-Israel speech
One example of denial-worthy speech in immigration officials' guidance: an Israeli flag crossed out alongside the words “Stop Israeli Terror in Palestine.”
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Pro-Palestinian activists force Milan Jewish group out of parade marking end of WWII in Italy
The mayor of Milan and the National Association Partisans of Italy said the Jewish Brigade had provoked tensions by bringing Israeli flags
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Venice Biennale jury won’t consider countries whose leaders face ICC charges, putting Israel out of contention
Russia is also ineligible for prizes under the new rule, which Israel criticized
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These American teens ranked high in Israel’s International Bible Quiz, in strongest US showing in 50 years
Akiva Shrier of Los Angeles came in second in the event known as the Chidon HaTanach
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Seismic shift in Israeli politics as opposition leaders Lapid and Bennett form joint party
"The era of division is over," the two past prime ministers said
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His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it.
Alex Sinclair's viral story has prompted renewed anxieties among Israeli liberals
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DOJ’s indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center recalls Jewish groups’ use of informants to fight extremism
The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee infiltrated neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan organizations in the decades before and after World War II
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200+ Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel from India, the first to make the journey in years
The remaining 6,000 members of the community are expected to immigrate by 2030
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