‘A Holocaust Memorial Day Macy’s sale’: Jewish faculty boycott James Madison University Holocaust event
Two dozen current and past Jewish James Madison faculty and staff sent a letter to the university president to inform him of the boycott
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Yeshiva University fans prepare to welcome back Ryan Turell for his first G League game in New York — right after Shabbat
Turell’s father helped get the Feb. 4 game moved to after sundown to accommodate Shabbat-observant fans
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Santos posted offensive remark about the Holocaust and made jokes about Jewish stereotypes, according to new report
'He'd always say that it was okay for him to make those jokes because he was Jewish,’ Santos’ former roommate said
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In speech to EU parliament, Israel’s president says criticism is OK, but questioning Israel’s existence is not
Isaac Herzog delivered a speech just before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and as his government back home struggles with political turmoil
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Jewish Congressman Adam Schiff will run for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
Trump nemesis Schiff vows to take fight to Senate Republicans as Feinstein remains guarded on future plans
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Palestinian Authority halts security cooperation with Israel after Jenin raid kills at least 9
The raid was one of the largest in an ongoing campaign by Israeli forces against militants in the West Bank city
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Germany’s liberal rabbinical association expels rabbi at center of sweeping scandal
It was the latest setback for Rabbi Walter Homolka, who is accused of abusing his power at the rabbinical school he founded
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Protest in NYC to support Israeli democracy criticized for being held on Shabbat
The demonstration against the Netanyahu administration is timed to coincide with protests in Israel
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Doug Emhoff will visit Oskar Schindler’s factory during Poland and Germany visit
The second gentleman’s trip coincides with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which he will mark at Auschwitz
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Half of America’s 25 most generous philanthropists are Jews. Few give much to Jewish causes.
Of the Jews who made Forbes’ annual list of top philanthropists, only Lynn and Stacy Schusterman of the Tulsa oil dynasty, are prominent donors to Jewish causes
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European Jewish student group sues Twitter over its handling of antisemitism and Holocaust denial
The student group aims to leverage Germany’s laws against Holocaust denial to force Twitter to enforce its own policies
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