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The answers lie in the Jewish demographic shifts happening across the United Kingdom — and Europe
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Jewish undergrads targeted for their support for Israel file civil rights complaint against New York college
The two Jewish students said the administration of SUNY New Paltz failed to protect them, even after they received death threats
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Rolf Eden, Germany’s leading playboy who fought in Israel’s War of Independence, dies at 92
He is often credited with opening Germany’s first discotheque and left an outsized legacy on the country’s sex culture
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Brooklyn synagogue vandalized with ‘Hitler’ graffiti
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NYC mayor defends endorsement of minister once cited for antisemitic slurs in race against pro-BDS lawmaker
Rev. Conrad Tillard, a former Nation of Islam minister, is challenging Democratic Socialist State Sen. Jabari Brisport
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Israel, Turkey restore full diplomatic ties
'Restoring ties with Turkey is an important asset to the stability of the region and bears great economic significance to Israel's citizens,' Lapid says
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Palestinian president walks back ‘50 Holocausts’ accusation after drawing worldwide ire
U.S. antisemitism envoy, German chancellor, Israeli PM strongly rebuke Mahmoud Abbas a day after he accused Israel of ‘50 Holocausts’ against Palestinians
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Sierra Club reschedules Israel trips that it canceled under pressure from pro-Palestinian groups
Internally, the episode had created uncertainty and tension, alienating some longtime Jewish members
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Texas school district orders librarians to remove a version of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves
The Fort Worth-area district said “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” and dozens of other books, including the Bible, must be removed following parental challenges
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Johnny Depp, fresh off his defamation trial, is directing a film about Jewish Italian painter Modigliani
Al Pacino is producing the film about the artist, who occasionally explored his Jewishness in his art
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Hungarian music festival bans Spanish hip-hop group for defacing Israeli flag
“The actions of the group Tribade are against our cherished values of welcome and respect and we deeply condemn this hateful stunt,” wrote organizers of the festival, which is one of the largest in Europe
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