Chaim Topol, known worldwide for his starring role in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 87
The Israeli star of stage and screen played iconic roles, such as Tevye the Dairyman and Sallah Shabati, and dedicated much of his later life to charity work
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‘Inundated with antisemites’: White supremacists are flooding the propaganda marketplace
While the amount of propaganda skyrocketed, in most areas of the U.S. it’s ‘a small number of people that’s doing a lot’
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Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry is now an evangelical preacher focused on promoting Israel
The Mets legend, who turned to religion after a career plagued by drug abuse and scandal, is speaking at a Jewish National Fund-USA event
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Letter from top Dems to Biden: ‘Use all diplomatic tools available’ to stop Israeli judiciary reforms
The letter underscores Democratic concern at the direction of Netanyahu’s new government, which includes far-right coalition partners
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A Purim costume spoofing police brutality triggers concerns about racism and insensitivity
Though the photo has been removed from Instagram, the debate over racism on Purim persists
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Politics Four states have a presidential primary falling on the first day of Passover
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Orthodox NBA prospect Ryan Turell returns to New York for a game on Purim
'My friends and family, and the Jewish community as a whole, have been amazing,' the reserve player for the Motor City Cruise, a Detroit team in the NBA’s G League, said
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White House officials will not attend Israel Bonds conference headed by far-right Israeli minister
Israel Bonds refused to cancel the appearance of Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, who recently said a West Bank Palestinian village should be ‘wiped out'
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A Jewish Georgia legislator named Esther helped pass a law on antisemitism on the eve of Purim
Opponents criticized the bill on free speech grounds before it was passed with an overwhelming majority
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Six Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin, including Hawara terrorist
At the same time as the deadly raid, Israel also conducted an operation in a refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus
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