Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust
The Klausen Synagogue had not held a Jewish worship service since the Nazis shuttered it and murdered most Czech Jews
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On tour in South America, Paul McCartney attends Yom Kippur services in Santiago, Chile
McCartney has previously attended Yom Kippur services with his Jewish wife Nancy Shevell
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‘All options are on the table’ to keep Iran from going nuclear, Kamala Harris says in High Holiday call with Jewish voters
The phrase is understood as encompassing potential military action
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In a change, the Biden administration is now signaling that it backs an Israeli strike against Iran
President Joe Biden is giving Israel a green light — albeit with qualifications
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Sports Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
We spoke to a man who swears he sat behind the legendary pitcher at Temple of Aaron in Minnesota
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Palestinian-owned Oakland cafe features drink named for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Also on offer at the Jerusalem Coffee House is the “iced in tea fada” iced tea.
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Politics Ta-Nehisi Coates says Harris funding Gaza war as first Black female president would be ‘nightmare’
‘It does not mean that you don’t vote for Kamala’ he tells Peter Beinart
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Family recovers Monet pastel generations after Nazi looting
An unsuspecting New Orleans couple who bought the artwork in 2019 voluntarily relinquished it after learning of its history
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‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for a second season on Netflix — with more Jews on board
The series, about an interfaith relationship between a rabbi and a non-Jewish, agnostic podcaster, has proven a massive hit
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NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating alleged assault on pro-Israel leader
Footage online showed Todd Richman, chairman of the political advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel, being hit by pro-Palestinian protesters on the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
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‘Serve the nation, kill a Jew’ graffiti written on prominent Buenos Aires monument
The slogan has a long history on Argentina’s far right
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