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The statements came from the U.S. State Department officials charged with combating antisemitism and Holocaust denial
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Netanyahu welcomes Black Democratic Congress members as he angles for White House invite
Netanyahu at the outset of the meeting emphasized his commitment to bipartisan support for Israel
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Adam Sandler’s ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ is the highest-rated movie of his career
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An anti-ADL campaign is erupting on Twitter and Elon Musk endorsed it
More than 89,000 #BantheADL posts flooded Twitter as part of an ongoing effort by the far right to defame the organization
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Meta’s handling of ‘SpongeBob’ Holocaust denial post is taken up by independent Oversight Board
Users had complained about the post both before and after Meta enacted a ban on Holocaust denial in October 2020, but the company rejected their criticism
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Berkeley AEPi shellfish dump wasn’t antisemitic vandalism, police and fraternity say
The local chapter of the Jewish fraternity had alleged antisemitism — and will still raise funds for the Anti-Defamation League's AEPi initiative
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98-year-old German man charged with accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp
Because he was under 21 years old at the time of the crimes, the suspect is being charged under juvenile criminal law
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10 Jewish Amy Winehouse moments (and photos) from a new book on her life
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‘Can You Dig It?’: New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx
Benjamin “Yellow Benjy” Melendez and the Ghetto Brothers brokered a truce among 50 gangs that led to safer streets, a flourishing of public art and, ultimately, the birth of hip-hop
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A Swiss university is hiring its next Jewish studies professor. Jews need not apply.
Even though the university is public, the opening is in the theology department, which is officially affiliated with the Catholic Church
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