German rabbi at center of ongoing scandal plagiarized his dissertation, newspaper finds
Rabbi Walter Homolka’s dissertation earned him a doctorate from Kings College London in 1992
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A Miami brawl between Jewish and Catholic high school athletes may have been fueled by antisemitic language
Witnesses to a fight involving Scheck Hillel Community School said the Catholic students had yelled antisemitic phrases
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Antakya’s remaining Jews transferred to Jewish nursing home in Istanbul
The effort was funded by Alexander Machkevitch, a Jewish businessman from Kazakhstan who is one of the richest men in Israel
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Fringe extremists attacked Rep. Torres for supporting Israel. Rep. Santos mocked him for it.
The New York Republican’s Twitter post was surprising given that Santos expressed the same views as Torres during the campaign
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Orthodox women speak out about abuse they say they endured from therapist
Therapist charged with assault in case involving two women from Rockland County, New York
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Linda G. Mills, who made a film on her family’s Holocaust experience, named NYU president
Her 2010 film 'Auf Wiedersehen: ’Til We Meet Again' traced her mother's steps fleeing the Nazis in Austria
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Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over his anti-Palestinian activism
Alexander Popivker, who also violated a student’s order of protection, said he was committing 'civil disobedience'
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Pennsylvania governor credits families of Tree of Life victims for his anti-death penalty stance
Josh Shapiro implored the state legislature to abolish the death penalty, calling it a matter of morality
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is headed to Israel during a time of turmoil
Democratic leaders have expressed concern about the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan
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New Israeli law strips citizenship from convicted terrorists who are paid by the Palestinian Authority
The lopsided vote in favor of the measure comes in stark contrast to other more controversial proposals from Israel’s right-wing government that have come amid a recent escalation in terror attacks
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Yair Cherki is famous for making Israelis understand Haredim. Now he wants Haredim to understand that he’s gay.
“I love guys. I love guys and the Kadosh Boruchu,” a reporter famous for reporting on the Haredi community tells Israelis
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