Margot Stern Strom, who founded pioneering Holocaust education program Facing History, dies at 81
A curriculum launched in 1976 broke a 'powerful silence' about racism and antisemitism in American schools.
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Montreal’s oldest synagogue building vandalized with swastikas
“While the congregation is small, the synagogue evokes Jewish history in Montreal and the attack on it is causing dismay in the community,” a former city councilor wrote in a letter to the city’s mayor
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New York pulls polio vaccine slogan over antisemitism allegations
State politician says the slogan ‘Polio is spreading in Israel. Get immunized now’ harkens back to anti-Jewish tropes
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Horror director Ari Aster calls his new movie ‘Beau is Afraid’ a ‘Jewish Lord of the Rings’
'For me, the film is like a big Jewish comedy,' he said in an interview about the difficult-to-categorize epic starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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Politics Ron DeSantis is heading to Jerusalem to talk about ‘unnecessarily strained relations’ between the US and Israel
'Florida serves as a bridge between the American and Israeli people,' DeSantis said in announcing his decision to speak at a conference in Israel next month. The announcement comes as DeSantis mulls a presidential campaign.
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Biden says Israel ‘cannot continue down this road,’ says he won’t invite Netanyahu soon
A Biden administration official fired back at Netanyahu's reaction, accusing him of a 'gross miscalculation'
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Leading Jewish security organizations form super group called the ‘Jewish Security Alliance’
This partnership stems a Community Security Service tip that led to the arrest of two individuals at Penn Station who were planning to attack Jews in November 2022
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Greece arrests 2 men suspected of planning attacks on Jewish sites in Athens
The Mossad aided in the investigation
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How did a Nazi revisionist message make its way into a piece of public art?
The artwork on display near Tacoma, Washington, is being modified before its unveiling
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U.S. ambassador: Biden will host Netanyahu after Passover, but no date set yet
Tom Nides said no firm date was set for the visit
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At unusual counterprotest, right-wing demonstrators air grievances against Israel’s courts
“This is not just about the reform,” said one protester. 'It is about control of the country, about whether the right can rule'
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