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Palestine Action activists acquitted in Israeli defense firm break-in, drawing criticism from British Jewish leaders
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Israeli-Palestinian restaurant shutters in Berlin, though a TV show will continue its story
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HIAS shuts Vienna office that aided generations of refugees after Trump pulls funding
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Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’
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Prominent British LGBTQ activist arrested for carrying ‘globalize the intifada’ sign in London
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Steven Spielberg wins Grammy, becoming 9th Jew in elite EGOT ranks
Spielberg won for producing “Music by John Williams,” which won best music documentary
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