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Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100
Regarded as a brilliant diplomatic strategist, Kissinger was one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century
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‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities
“The outrage and sheer brutality of the October 7th attacks has united the Jewish community in common cause in a way I personally have never seen before,” said one community leader
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Most child hostages are back in Israel. Redheaded brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas are still in Gaza.
Hamas handed Kfir, 10 months; Ariel, 4; and their parents to a different terrorist group, the IDF said Monday
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Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal?
‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month
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People are filing to trademark the phrase ‘From the river to the sea.’ Will that make it any less common?
If the goal of such applications is to curtail anti-Israel sentiments, they're unlikely to succeed
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Sponsoring Israeli missiles doesn’t fly for everyone in a Facebook group for ‘Kosher Restaurant Foodies’
“If somebody said, ‘Do you consent to being part of this?’ I would have said, ‘absolutely not,’" one group member said
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‘House of Lev’: A former hip hop dancer and makeup artist document their new Orthodox life online
Akiva and Chava Hart and their 6 children converted to Judaism Nov. 5, but have been creating Jewish content online for a year
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‘A warm hug from grandma’: In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, families contemplate the expected release of 50 hostages
Relatives of those held captive in Gaza say even if their loved ones are freed, they will continue to press for those who remain captive
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Illinois tax credit program for private schools set to end, upsetting Jewish advocates
“Invest in Kids,” which benefitted hundreds of low-income Jewish day school students, had the backing of the local federation
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Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But they’re back in business.
“I felt full of rage, I felt like that’s it — it’s stupid, everything I’ve worked on in the past years is stupid,” recalled co-owner Oz Ben David, who briefly shut down the restaurant
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‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel
The controversy hits a nerve in Germany, where criticism of Israel has been subject to intense scrutiny since the Holocaust. But there is a growing thirst for Jewish voices to break the supposed taboos
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