Josh Shapiro to be sworn in as Pennsylvania governor on Bible that survived Tree of Life attack
Shapiro proudly embraced his Judaism during the campaign and will take the oath of office on a stack of three Bibles
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British parliament member booted from Conservative Party after comparing COVID-19 vaccination to Holocaust
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a Conservative, linked Andrew Bridgen’s comments to antisemitism
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Second gentleman Emhoff to tour Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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This year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ is a group prize, going to Jewish activists supporting Ukraine
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Did Yeshiva University mislead New York state to obtain $230 million?
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Feinstein’s political future a mystery, but Katie Porter has announced a bid for her seat
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Long Island Jewish Republicans call on Santos to step down ‘immediately’
The freshman congressman from New York told reporters on Capitol Hill that he won’t resign
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Jews are kvelling over Steven Spielberg saying ‘kvelling’ at Golden Globes
Famed director used the word in acceptance speech for his semi-autobiographical film ‘The Fabelmans’
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Transgender woman who lost yeshiva job is excluded from YU-affiliated Orthodox synagogue
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