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White House to host antisemitism summit this week
Antisemitism on Musk's Twitter rose 61%, Supreme Court to hear religious rights case, judge asked to dismiss Ben & Jerry's Israel lawsuit, Netflix wades into Mideast conflict, and Hanukkah film hits Hulu.
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Forwarding the News Julia Haart opens up about new season of Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’
Twitter suspends Kanye West, White House hosts Torah study class, anti-Israel activists face hearing at GWU, Spielberg's shul buddy speaks out, and did the Talmud predict 'Cocaine Bear'?
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Forwarding the News What do Jared and Ivanka think of Trump’s dinner with antisemites?
It's a jam-packed edition to kick off December with stories about Benjamin Netanyahu, Mila Kunis, Bono, Kanye West, Amazon, Netflix, Arthur Conan Doyle and the rabbi from 'Torch Song Trilogy.'
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Forwarding the News Is Kanye West doing the bidding of white supremacists?
Jews barred from Lufthansa flight get payback, concerns for polio outbreak in Hasidic enclave, pilgrim walks from Spain to Israel, and Walmart removes Messianic prayer shawls advertised as scarves.
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Forwarding the News Trump’s dinner with antisemites sends Jewish allies fleeing
Survey on antisemitic hiring practices used flawed data, Tennessee county adopts religious values, why Israeli Philharmonic is performing Russian music, and a Hanukkah-themed bar in New York.
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Forwarding the News Jewish Republicans break with Trump over dinner with Holocaust denier
Kanye visits Messianic congregation, Netanyahu puts homophobic politician in charge of Israel’s Jewish identity, synagogue sues Margaritaville Resort, and 'Fauda' returns to Netflix.
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Looking Forward What I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving, from A to Z
Our editor-in-chief gives thanks to pelotons, Zoom, dad jokes and Kanye West (but not for the reason you may think)
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Forwarding the News Bus stop bombing in Jerusalem + Black rabbi calls Kanye and Kyrie a ‘mess’
An American tries to celebrate Thanksgiving in Israel, Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's not antisemitic, Indiana Jones to fight Nazis again, and rabbis sell kosher bagels at World Cup in Qatar.
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Forwarding the News That time a dreidel balloon deflated and other Jewish tales from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New details emerge on threat to NYC shul, Netanyahu's son talks Judaism with Kanye, Adelson foundation slashes gift to Birthright, and why an Instagram celeb is suing The Jerusalem Post.
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Forwarding the News On Twitter, Musk mocks ADL and Kanye says ‘Shalom’
Man who plotted to shoot up NYC synagogue is Jewish, Kyrie Irving returns after suspension, Chabad's longest beard, Mel Brooks' favorite trash can, & rabbis debate the presidential turkey pardon.
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