Auschwitz survivor among the guests the White House invited to Biden’s State of the Union address
Ruth Cohen, a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, is a special guest of second gentleman Doug Emhoff
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Santos invites Jewish Democrat he met in 2021 as guest to the State of the Union
Michael Weinstock said he accepted the invitation to bring attention to firefighters with neuropathy
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Oregon university that fired professor who reported antisemitic incidents settles with him for $1M
Linfield University, a private school in McMinnville, will pay $1 million to English professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner for his wrongful termination in 2021
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Was this woman fired because she wanted eight days off for the Jewish holidays?
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IsraAid dispatches team to Turkey following deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake
The relief workers will bring supplies, work to clean water after deadly quake
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Israel sends aid to Turkey and Syria in wake of earthquake that has killed thousands
A few local Jews were rescued from rubble as southeastern Turkey was ravaged by its worst earthquake in a century
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Worried you won’t be able to rent a snorkel on Tu B’shvat? This Hawaiian chain has you covered
Snorkel Bob’s prides itself on being open every day, even during the Jewish celebration of trees
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Man arrested in shooting at San Francisco Jewish center, charged with drawing imitation firearm
“Now I’m getting to the point that I’m disturbed a little,” the wife of the center’s rabbi told local media
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At least 5 Palestinian militants killed in exchange of fire with Israeli forces near Jericho
According to the IDF statement, its forces entered the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp to uncover a terror cell that had attempted a shooting attack on a restaurant last week
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Kyrie Irving traded to Dallas Mavericks, whose Jewish owner Mark Cuban spoke out on antisemitism scandal
In the fall, Cuban said he did not think Irving was antisemitic at heart but that the eight-time All-Star was 'not educated about the impact' of his online platform
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U.S.-Israel alliance ‘will be endangered if democratic principles are not adhered to,’ Rep. Nadler warns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said it’s important that Israel remains a Jewish and democratic state as fears grow about Netanyahu's judicial overhaul
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