7 major US Jewish groups decline meeting with French official after ‘premature Palestinian state recognition’
The groups said they were 'disappointed' to be asked to discuss a policy change after it was made
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Trump administration promotes official with history of antisemitic ties to lead U.S. peace efforts
The earlier appointment of Darren Beattie, who is Jewish, to the state department drew concern from Jewish groups over ties to far-right individuals and white nationalist rhetoric
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Why Bard College’s orchestra performed Mendelssohn at the site of Hitler’s Nuremberg rallies
For conductor (and Bard’s president) Leon Botstein, the son of Holocaust survivors, the mission wasn’t only about the past
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Trump says Hamas didn’t want ceasefire deal after US, Israel pull out of negotiations: ‘I think they want to die’
Trump’s comments came after Israel and the United States withdrew from ceasefire talks
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Japan sees big wins for far-right, anti-immigration party that denounced ‘Jewish capital’
Sanseito’s leader, Sohei Kamiya, has denied being antisemitic
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Silver Moon Bakery, an UWS spot known for its challah, reopens on Broadway
Some 15 locals were in line by 8 a.m. Friday morning
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As starvation mounts in Gaza, Jewish voices increasingly rise up in consternation
The hunger crisis in Gaza is now occupying a central place in the concerns of Jews around the world
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Grossinger’s iconic rye bread rises again — and won’t require a Catskills trip to obtain
Streit’s is making a cracker version of the bread served at the legendary Borscht Belt resort, in conjunction with a forthcoming TV show about it
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France will unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state this fall, says Emmanuel Macron
The announcement is largely symbolic
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Tel Aviv rally calls for war’s end, as hunger reigns in Gaza and ceasefire talks collapse anew
The rally Thursday night came as images of starving children and accounts of unrelenting hunger poured out of Gaza
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Stanford suspends student co-op that it said asked Jewish students to leave
An investigation found that Kairos house had said the 'presence of "Zionists" in the group was making residents of the house uncomfortable'
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