Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89
Hallegua and her late husband were the caretakers of Kochi’s 450-year-old synagogue
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Prominent German cantor and opera singer is killed in what police say was a family dispute
A German news site said a son is being held after the death of Nikola David, 55, who had been cantor for Munich’s liberal Congregation Beth Shalom since 2014
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A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall
A comment on Israeli society, or an odd coincidence?
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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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Politics Harris campaign taps Israeli-born former peace negotiator Ilan Goldenberg as liaison to Jewish community
Goldenberg has spent decades working on Middle East affairs, both in government roles and at think tanks
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Canada revokes charitable status from two Jewish nonprofits that work in Israel
The Jewish National Fund has sued after Canada’s tax authority revoked its charitable status and that of the Ne’eman Foundation
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Man charged with hate crime in stabbing near Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn
The victim is an Israeli student of a local yeshiva who reportedly underwent abdominal surgery after the incident
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Politics JD Vance downplays Trump dinner with Holocaust denier
The Republican vice presidential nominee disavowed Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, and called him a ‘total loser’
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Jewish water polo star Sienna Green wins silver with Australia
Green, whose father played in the Maccabiah Games, scored three goals during the Olympic women’s water polo tournament
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Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver, Israel’s 7th medal in Paris
The secretary general of Israel’s Olympic committee said his country’s seventh medal represents “our victory over what happened on Oct. 7"
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Jewish Olympic wrestling champion Amit Elor condemns antisemitism, after avoiding subject ahead of Paris
“My grandparents won. I won,” Elor said, holding up her gold medal, in an Instagram post responding to an antisemitic comment
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