Ruth Seymour, public radio pioneer devoted to Jewish culture, dies at 88
The Bronx-born broadcasting executive grew L.A.’s KCRW into a public radio powerhouse
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Group opposing war in Gaza cancels Holocaust museum event after critics call it antisemitic
Organizers say their motives for gathering planned in Washington were misconstrued
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New York Rep. Ocasio-Cortez draws fire for Christmas message comparing Jesus to Gazans
Former ADL director Abe Foxman said the progressive Democrat’s statement invoked the historic “deicide” libel
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Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for ‘outburst’ — in Hebrew
In an Instagram post, the rapper vowed to work on himself and ‘promote unity’
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UN Security Council adopts resolution urging aid to Gazans, stops short of calling for ceasefire
The United States, which can veto council votes, negotiated for a version it could accept
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Politics Suozzi, running against an IDF veteran for Santos’ former seat, takes a weekend trip to Israel
Democrat Tom Suozzi faces an Ethiopian Israeli in the race for the Long Island district, where about 13% of the voters are Jewish
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With pro-Palestinian protest scheduled across the street, major LA congregation decides to pray elsewhere
Temple Beth Am, one of the city’s oldest Conservative synagogues, called it a precaution
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Books Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books, including Saul Bellow’s ‘Herzog’ and ‘Black, White and Jewish’
The Orlando-area district was the latest to purge Jewish- and Holocaust-themed books from the shelves in fear of a state law forbidding explicit content
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US charges alleged Hezbollah operative in 1994 Argentina AMIA Jewish center bombing
The charges listed an array of subsequent attempted terrorist attacks in Peru, Thailand and Panama that allegedly involved Samuel Salman El Reda
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Conservative movement is suspending its Israel gap-year program, citing budget woes and ‘recruitment challenges’
This year’s Nativ program launched only after an urgent fundraising appeal last spring
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Lincoln Memorial vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti
U.S. Park Police are investigating the graffiti and were set to clean it up by Thursday
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