Department of Education will investigate an alleged antisemitic environment at the University of Vermont
The complaint points to student groups and a teaching assistant who sought to exclude or target 'Zionists'
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New York State board votes to regulate Orthodox schools
The vote of the Board of Regents follows years of debate over whether Hasidic day schools in New York, known as yeshivas, are offering enough secular education
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British Jewish lawmaker mourns Queen Elizabeth’s death with parliament speech — and a Kabbalah lesson
Baron David Wolfson noted that the numerical values tied to the Hebrew root letters of the word “mitzvah” add up to 96 — the late queen’s age at the time of her passing
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At ‘The Fabelmans’ premiere, Steven Spielberg discusses how his Jewish identity is portrayed in the autobiographical film
“I like very much the sort of easy way that Jewishness lives in this movie,” co-writer Tony Kushner said. “It’s a very profound part of Steven’s identity, and of the Fablemans’ identity.”
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‘I am coming’: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announces forthcoming Israel trip
Hochul planned to spend Thanksgiving in Israel in 2021 but postponed it in wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation
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New York set to strengthen oversight of secular studies at Orthodox schools
The Board of Regents' vote on new regulations that would require private schools to meet substantial equivalence instruction has ignited a heated debate
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U of Wisconsin apologizes to Jewish students after ‘Zionism is genocide’ graffiti pops up around campus
Graffiti in seven different locations included references to “Zionist” organizations at the university, which administrators called “antisemitic.”
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YU can block LGBTQ club for now, Supreme Court rules
A lower court in June ruled that the university's refusal to recognize the student group violated New York City's anti-discrimination law
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Lox block: UWS congregation takes smoked salmon off the menu, citing environmental concerns
“We know that for some this is a heretical move,” wrote a synagogue official
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Following scandal, kosher Chinese restaurants in Brooklyn move to distance themselves from NJ establishment
After a New Jersey Kosher Chinese restaurant closed, other restaurants under the same certifier in Brooklyn distanced themselves from it all
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Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96
British Jewish leaders echoed figures from around the globe in pronouncing the 'end of an era.'
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