DeSantis to Jewish college students fearing ‘persecution’: Come study in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, while strongly pro-Israel, has taken heat for campaigning with an anti-Israel congressman and failing to call out antisemitism in his state
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NYC investigators find 60-foot underground tunnel beneath building next to Chabad headquarters
Investigators uncovered “a single linear underground tunnel” that was approximately 8 feet wide and 5 feet tall and had been illegally excavated
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Books Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit
The illustrated version of the diary has faced challenges, but Escambia County is the first known to pull the original diary
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Sarah Unsicker, Missouri rep who spread antisemitic conspiracies, announces run for governor
Unsicker’s spiral began after she posted a selfie with two known conspiracy theorists
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The L.A. Times’ editor is stepping down. Did his policy on Israel coverage lead to his ouster?
Kevin Merida restricted reporters who publicly opposed Israel’s war in Gaza from covering it
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Eyal Shani’s fast-casual Times Square restaurant is going kosher
A midtown branch of the celebrity chef’s pita chain Miznon will become certified kosher
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Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, says his Jewish and gay identity has shaped him
Gabriel Attal says his father told him, “You’ll feel Jewish all your life, mainly because you’ll suffer antisemitism because of your name"
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So why were those yeshiva students digging a tunnel at Chabad headquarters?
The fracas reveals deep rifts in the Lubavitcher community between officials and those who see the Rebbe as the messiah
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Boston writer Norm Finkelstein, whose YA books championed Jewish heroes, dies at 82
The Boston educator and author would joke about sharing a name with one of the most vociferous critics of Israel
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9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as IDF announces less intensive phase and Lebanon border simmers
The developments came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his fourth trip to Israel in an effort to calm tensions
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Arrests at Chabad’s iconic headquarters after students thwart attempt to fill secret tunnel
The tunnel’s purpose is unclear, as is the reason some Lubavitchers defied attempts to plug it
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