Hamas killed his family on Oct 7. At his bar mitzvah, he wore a Holocaust survivor’s tefillin — his grandfather’s
Ariel Zohar asked a search-and-rescue team to find the the tefillin in the wreckage of his family’s home
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Shots fired fired at Albany synagogue with preschool, suspect in custody
“The safety of Jewish New Yorkers is non-negotiable,” the governor said in a briefing approximately two hours after the incident, in which no injuries were reported
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David Ellenson, leading Jewish scholar and former HUC president, dies at 76
Ellenson helped shape the Reform movement during his tenure as president of Hebrew Union College
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J Street threatens to pull support for Israel military campaign if government does not change ‘conduct and attitudes’
Progressive US Jewish group says scale of suffering in Gaza is ‘unfathomable’ and warns of ‘moment of truth’ for US-Israel relations
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This Hanukkah, the vice president will have 3 menorahs that represent Jewish joy and trauma
The Second Couple, who two years ago inaugurated a Hanukkah tradition at their residence, this year are maintaining three separate menorahs: at their residence and in each of their offices
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Former IDF chief’s son killed in Gaza fighting as Israel presses forward with costly counteroffensive
Gadi Eisenkot’s son falls in combat, bringing IDF deaths in Gaza to 89, as Israel’s campaign continues despite mounting cost and international opposition
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Politics GOP candidates spar in debate over whether to send US troops to Gaza
Vivek Ramaswamy embraced a conspiracy theory that has fueled antisemitic violence
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Meta oversight board will rule — at unusual speed — on two deleted posts related to Israel-Hamas war
The ruling could affect how Facebook and Instagram police content about the conflict
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Under fire, Harvard and UPenn presidents condemn calling for genocide of Jews
Penn’s president promised to launch a process to clarify and evaluate the school’s policies regarding speech on campus. She said calls for genocide of Jews are “evil, plain and simple"
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Criticism mounts against UPenn president after she declines to say calls for genocide of Jews constitute harassment
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the latest to lambast a contentious exchange between presidents of elite universities and a congressional committee examining the spike in antisemitism on campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
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False bomb threat hits Buenos Aires Jewish center where 85 people died in 1994 bombing
“Death to the Zionist Jews,” one of the threat emails said
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