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New survey of Orthodox Jews shows vast differences in attitudes toward Zionism
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Police open investigation after Amy Winehouse statue is defaced with pro-Palestinian sticker
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Harvard pro-Palestinian faculty group apologizes for sharing post with antisemitic image
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Jewish professor who quit MIT over its handling of antisemitism accepts post at Yeshiva University
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Chaya Chana Twersky, wife and aide to head of Skverer Hasidic movement, dies at 81
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Jewish groups are fighting a new Texas law that allows unlicensed chaplains to replace school guidance counselors
Texas school boards must vote by March 1 on whether to allow the switch
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Victims of antisemitism give much more to charity, survey finds
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