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The handwritten manuscript of prayers and poems dates back 1,300 years and originates with Jews who lived in a Buddhist civilization in what is now Afghanistan
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From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics
“I felt like this place needed prayers,” said Anat Sharbat, known as the unofficial rabbi of the square
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Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution’
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Some universities agreed to consider divesting from Israel — but aren’t giving protesters what they wanted
Still, Jewish leaders are skittish as a divestment vote nears at Brown University
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Sitcom star encourages non-Jews like her to hang mezuzahs on their homes
In effort to show solidarity with Jewish community, some see campaign as cultural appropriation
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Politics Trump said he wants to deport immigrants by ‘serial numbers’
Some said the idea evokes tattoos and the Holocaust
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Report ordered by NY governor calls for ‘overhaul’ of CUNY antisemitism policies
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the independent evaluation of CUNY’s “policies and procedures” last October, as anti-Israel activities rocked CUNY campuses in the weeks after Hamas’ invasion of Israel on Oct. 7
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In final UN speech, amid expanding Mideast war, Biden says peace is still realistic
'I know many look at the world today and see difficulties and react with despair,' he said. 'But I do not; I won’t.'
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House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian
Lawmakers cited increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment as a reason to support the proposal for the Philadelphia museum
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Fania Brantsovsky, Vilna ghetto survivor and partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102
Remaining in Lithuania after the war, she became a keeper of the flame of the city’s once illustrious Yiddish culture
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Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib has joined hardline pro-Israel Jews in backing Trump
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