In a twist, German rabbi at scandal’s center cedes rabbinical school ownership to Berlin Jews
The Jewish Community of Berlin had not been part of public conversations about how to extricate the seminaries from Rabbi Walter Homolka’s control
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Jewish groups sound alarm ahead of synagogue hostage standoff anniversary
Survey finds 87% of U.S. Jews who are aware of hostage-taking in Texas feel less safe, with younger Jews being more worried about their safety
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Turner Classic Movies is airing a ‘Jewish Experience’ series of films this month
Here are all of the movies being shown, from a classic Gene Wilder-Harrison Ford Western to multiple Holocaust-themed flicks from French New Wave directors
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A new translation of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores much of his Jewish musings
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Sun, sand, reggae — and ritual bath: A mikvah in Jamaica
Chabad opens the island’s only mikvah. Will more Jewish destination weddings follow?
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Shalom, Slurpee: Israel gets its first 7-Eleven in convenience store chain’s planned wave
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Man whose firm provides special education services to yeshivas charged with embezzlement
The company implicated serves New York City’s Hasidic community
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British parliament member booted from Conservative Party after comparing COVID-19 vaccination to Holocaust
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Josh Shapiro to be sworn in as Pennsylvania governor on Bible that survived Tree of Life attack
Shapiro proudly embraced his Judaism during the campaign and will take the oath of office on a stack of three Bibles
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Second gentleman Emhoff to tour Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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This year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ is a group prize, going to Jewish activists supporting Ukraine
The decade-old prize has until now been treated as a lifetime achievement award for a single inspiring Jew
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