Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a ‘lasting regional peace’
All welcome the release of hostages in statements that downplay a community’s divisions over Israel
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Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square is transformed by cautious optimism — and gratitude for Trump
'For the first time, I feel I can breathe,' said one Israeli celebrating news of a ceasefire deal
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In National Book Awards finalist, Jewish trans boy and golem team up to save the world
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Austria may withdraw from hosting Eurovision 2026 if Israel is excluded
The reports follow Germany’s announcement that it would leave the competition if Israel is boycotted
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California creates new office to combat antisemitism in public schools, after Newsom signs divisive bill
AB 715 is a landmark law praised by Jewish leaders but opposed by teachers’ unions and civil liberties groups who warn it could chill debate on Israel
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László Krasznahorkai, whose family hid Jewish roots during Holocaust, wins literature Nobel
The Hungarian novelist, hailed as a 'master of apocalypse,' has spent his career writing about ruin, endurance, and faith
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How hostage families responded to learning that a ceasefire deal would return their loved ones
Hostage families and former hostages also hailed President Donald Trump’s efforts in securing a hostage release deal
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Mamdani’s Oct. 7 statement draws Israeli rebuke, as anniversary bares divides among NYC mayoral candidates
Mamdani also lit a candle at an Oct. 7 vigil held by the group Israelis for Peace
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to hostage release deal as part of phased peace plan
Hostages could be released as soon as this weekend
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Many smaller NYC congregations rent their space. As real estate prices soar, how do they find a home?
'You can’t go on StreetEasy and find a synagogue space exactly as you want it,' said Rabbi Adam Mintz, whose congregation recently moved into the Manhattan JCC
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As Slovenia takes a hard line against Israel, its tiny Jewish community feels increasingly isolated
'It’s worse here than any other former Yugoslav republic,' said a community leader
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