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Adam Abeshouse, Jewish producer of classical recordings, dies at 63
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US to send troops to Israel as Hezbollah ramps up its attack
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On tour in South America, Paul McCartney attends Yom Kippur services in Santiago, Chile
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Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust
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‘All options are on the table’ to keep Iran from going nuclear, Kamala Harris says in High Holiday call with Jewish voters
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