Barack Obama denounces antisemitic conspiracy theories and the celebrities who post them online
Obama’s callout in Pittsburgh came days after the fourth anniversary of the deadly synagogue shooting that took place there
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‘I know Bibi very well’: Schumer says Democrats will work closely with Netanyahu’s new government
The Senate Democratic leader and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the favorite to become the party’s House leader, hailed Israel’s democracy in wake of the election that saw the rise of extreme nationalists.
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s daughter is suing Mehmet Oz for stiffing her over Jewish donors list
Shterny Glick says Oz obtained her list of donors “drawn almost exclusively from the American Jewish community,” fired her and hasn’t paid
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‘God willing’: Josh Shapiro closes race for Pennsylvania governor with optimism
Former President Barack Obama used the Yiddish term ‘Oy vey’ during a campaign rally to describe Shapiro’s rival, Doug Mastriano, a Christian nationalist who has repeated antisemitic tropes
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Birmingham, Alabama, synagogue fire wasn’t an antisemitic attack, rabbi says
The fire, which was intentionally set, came as synagogues in New Jersey were under an FBI threat warning
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As antisemitism spikes following Elon Musk takeover, ADL calls for Twitter ad boycott
Under Musk’s ownership, Kanye West and Mark Finchem’s accounts have been reinstated
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New Mexico’s cash-strapped, lawsuit-plagued Jewish federation announces dissolution
"We are almost out of money," the federation's newly elected president announced. "We have no employees. Critical insurance has been canceled. We cannot fulfill the purposes for which the organization was founded."
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Libraries may need ‘a book that disputes the Holocaust,’ Washington school employee says
The comment was the latest incident in which the Holocaust has been caught up in the rancor over public school curriculums
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Individual who threatened synagogues in New Jersey identified by law enforcement
Officials say suspect was 'neutralized' and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants Friday evening services to proceed as usual
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Worker at famed Brooklyn kosher bakery found dead in freezer
The death of Mahamadou Dansago at Beigel’s in Canarsie appears to have been an accident
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FBI reports ‘credible threat’ to New Jersey synagogues, urging them to take ‘all security precautions’
“Stay alert. In case of emergency call police,” the FBI’s alert said
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