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Germany’s far-right AfD party scores first district victory, alarming Jewish leaders
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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
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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
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In a first, NYC mayor launches Jewish advisory council
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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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