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The big issues dividing the US and Israel as the Gaza war bleeds into 2024
Both Biden and Netanyahu, at odds with each other, are facing mounting political pressures at home
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Long-awaited kosher and halal options to become available in New York state prison
A new bill guarantees religiously appropriate foods in commissaries and visiting area vending machines
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‘This is our tribe’: In a makeshift tent, survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre strive for healing
'Connecting with other survivors helps us open up and move forward in our healing,' one survivor said
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Politics Shenna Bellows, who blocked Trump from Maine’s primary ballot, used to run the state’s Holocaust center
In her decision, Maine’s first woman secretary of state echoed her own words about her work at the Holocaust center: that she was primarily concerned with protecting democracy
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‘The last person to be any kind of threat’: 2 Israeli-Americans missing since Oct. 7 confirmed killed in Hamas attack
Judith Weinstein and Gadi Haggai were taking their regular morning stroll when Hamas attacked
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Dortmund’s only Jewish mayor died in poverty after a successful career. The German city is reviving his story.
Paul Hirsch helped establish the formal borders of Berlin and Dortmund before the Nazis came to power, but his story is not widely known
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Politics What you need to know about Dean Phillips, the Jewish congressman running for president
Phillips was one of the first Jewish members of Congress to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war
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Palestinian advocacy groups seek ‘leverage’ with new political wings
The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights hopes to move Congress by grading politicians and mobilizing voters
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman — the latest pro wrestler in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — is glad to be seen as a strong Jew
The pro wrestler known as MJF emphasizes his Jewish heritage in his presentation, using social media to share photos from his bar mitzvah and talking openly about antisemitic taunts he’s faced
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Politics Suozzi, running against an IDF veteran for Santos’ former seat, takes a weekend trip to Israel
Democrat Tom Suozzi faces an Ethiopian Israeli in the race for the Long Island district, where about 13% of the voters are Jewish
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As the war rages on, Jewish day schools still plan to send students to Israel
Schools committed to the trips in the coming months are assuring families that they are building in extra security precautions, and adjusting itineraries to steer clear of the fighting
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