Last 2 days of Passover will now be days off at NYC public schools next year
The changes, according to an education department spokesperson, 'were made based on community feedback'
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Pittsburgh gunman’s lawyer in opening death penalty phase outlines mental health defense
The defense wants jurors to know about the events and disabilities they say shaped the defendant’s life before he killed 11 Jews at prayer on Oct. 27, 2018
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Germany’s far-right AfD party scores first district victory, alarming Jewish leaders
The victory marks the first time the party will have administrative control of an area
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Second season of ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ will hit Netflix July 14
The historical drama focuses on three generations of a Sephardic Ladino-speaking family
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Chabad opens Germany’s largest Jewish center since WWII
The Pears Jewish Campus, which covers over 80,000 square feet and cost $43.7 million to build, is 'a great example of the renaissance of Jewish life in Europe,' said the head of the European Jewish Association
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Israel says Iran planned terror attacks on sites popular with Jews and Israelis in Cyprus
In March, Greek officials arrested two men from an Iranian network suspected of carrying out similar attacks
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Brandeis University’s ‘anything but Orthodox’ ad generates controversy
Critics found the ad 'disappointing' at a time when some Orthodox Jews feel targeted. Others said Brandeis is a 'glorious' place for observant Jews
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In a first, NYC mayor launches Jewish advisory council
The panel of 37 members will be chaired by Joel Eisdorfer, a member of the Hasidic community and the mayor’s senior adviser
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Pittsburgh trial enters new phase: Should the synagogue shooter get the death penalty?
The government will present its evidence for why prosecutors think the shooter should die in the federal execution chamber in Indiana. The defense will present its case for life in prison
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Politics Survey: Jewish voters strongly favor Biden over Trump in possible 2024 rematch
Jewish voters continue to be preoccupied with the same issues that animated them last year, including the future of democracy, the economy, abortion, climate change and guns
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Neo-Nazis target U.S. synagogue in first antisemitic attack in its 165-year history, rabbi says
Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar says Georgia synagogue 'lived through the Civil War, we have lived through the civil rights movement' with no antisemitic targeting
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