Civil rights attorney will be first Jew to serve in Alabama legislature in nearly 50 years
Phillip Ensler will continue to serve as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama
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5 quick takeaways for American Jews from the 2022 midterm elections
Extremists fell short, Florida is in the spotlight and a Jewish presidential contender continued his winning streak
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Israeli archaeologists find first whole sentence written in Canaanite. On a lice comb
The earliest sentence found in Israel petitions the gods, but not to rain down good fortune or extirpate the foe
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Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC oppositional funding, appears to win Penn. House seat
The pro-Israel lobby had spent $1 million against the progressive Democrat
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Kathy Hochul reelected as NY governor, heading off challenge from Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin
Schumer, Nadler returned to Congress; Max Rose falls short in Staten Island comeback bid
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Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia
She once held up a weathered Hebrew bible to explain why she sought Trump’s impeachment
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Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado
Bennet, who cites his mother’s Holocaust experience as a key influence on his outlook, faced an unexpectedly strong challenge from a moderate Republican
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UK chief rabbi will sleep over at King Charles’ house to attend coronation, which falls on Shabbat
Staying at Clarence House will allow the rabbi and his wife to walk to the ceremony, as Orthodox law prohibits the couple from driving on Shabbat
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‘Your rabbi wants you to vote’: Jews vote, wait for news and worry over future of democracy
Jewish voters have ranked democracy as a more important electoral concern than the economy
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Chicago suspended a principal who downplayed a senior’s Nazi costume. Jewish students say it’s not enough.
'Having more of a well-rounded curriculum on the Holocaust, I think, would give people the background and knowledge to not dress up as Nazi soldiers,' one student said
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Gad Elmaleh, popular comedian who has been source of pride for French Jews, converts to Catholicism
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