A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced the politics of blame
In 1908, New York’s police commissioner falsely accused Jews of committing half the city’s crime
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Oklahoma board to vote on application for religious Jewish charter school, teeing up potential battle
The bid revives an unresolved Supreme Court battle over church–state separation in public education
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Jersey City’s outgoing Jewish mayor Steven Fulop signs antisemitism orders as ‘guardrails’ for his successor
Will James Solomon pull a Zohran Mamdani and revoke the orders? Fulop says he doesn’t know
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Politics In a Mamdani-era primary, J Street endorses pro-Israel incumbent — and, in a first, ‘approves’ his challenger
Incumbent Dan Goldman is facing off against Brad Lander in the 10th district
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Fundraiser for ICE agent who killed Renee Good includes antisemitic attack on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
The campaign deleted language noting that Frey is Jewish after drawing criticism online
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Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power
Holocaust comparisons in politics were long treated as taboo by American Jews, but the Trump era has shifted that paradigm
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Lindsey Graham quickly embraces Netanyahu’s desire to ‘taper’ off US military aid over next decade
'We need not wait 10 years,' said Graham following Netanyahu’s announcement
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Mississippi fire suspect called the temple a ‘synagogue of Satan’
Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged on Monday in the attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson
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A Jewish baby became the face of Nazi Aryan propaganda. Her life story outlasted the lie.
“I feel a sense of revenge,” said Hessy Levinsons Taft, who died Jan. 1 at 91
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Trump comments directly on antisemites in the Republican party: ‘I think we don’t like them’
Trump also told the New York Times that he thinks Republican leaders “absolutely” should condemn people who promote antisemitism.
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After facing backlash, California congressional hopeful Scott Wiener says Israel is committing ‘genocide’
Wiener, who is seeking to fill the seat being vacated by Nancy Pelosi, had declined to answer the question during a debate
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