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House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian
Lawmakers cited increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment as a reason to support the proposal for the Philadelphia museum
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Cary Kozberg is the only rabbi in a city at the epicenter of right-wing anti-immigrant rhetoric
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Michigan attorney general: Rashida Tlaib’s criticism is ‘antisemitic’
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Politics Republican senator refuses to condemn Trump’s remark that election loss would be Jews’ fault
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Civilian effort to equip Israeli soldiers for war with Hezbollah ratchets up alongside hostilities
Different weather, terrain and adversaries mean soldiers fighting in the north have different needs from those in Gaza
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Politics ‘Outrageous and dangerous’: Jewish groups blast Trump after he said Jews would bear blame if he loses
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Albany Book Festival cancels panel with Jewish moderator, citing ‘impasse’ over her Zionism
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Judge sentences former Jewish Press editor to 4 months for his role Jan. 6 Capitol breach
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