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In the Hunter Biden case, a shadowy Israeli witness faces a crucial dilemma
Gal Luft became a right-wing hero after claiming to reveal 'incriminating information' against Hunter Biden to U.S. authorities. But in 2020 he complained about pressure from the Trump administration to provide information on president Biden's son before the elections
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Canada’s House Speaker resigns over celebration of 98-year-old who fought in Nazi unit
Polish minister takes steps to extradite the man as Forward article on his past continues to reverberate
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Between Yom Kippur services, Doug Emhoff shmoozes with the rabbis
Though some were not impressed by his favorite Jewish food, a Washington, D.C., congregation warmly received the second gentleman
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The American women shaking up the Jewish old boys’ club
At the turn of the century, the boardrooms of U.S. Jewish legacy organizations were overwhelmingly the preserve of older white men. That's changing in today's turbulent American landscape – but not quickly enough, say prominent women leaders in the community
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Ronald Lauder pledged $25 million to fight antisemitism. Where did the money go?
Announced to great fanfare, the Anti-Semitism Accountability Project quickly went dormant — but a representative says Lauder has contributed in other ways
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Stan Polovets, Genesis Prize chief, accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
An anonymous woman said the businessman and philanthropist drugged and assaulted her after a date in 2021
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50 years ago East Germany gained admission to the UN over one objection — Israel’s
Israel’s ambassador backed West Germany but said East Germany did not deserve to join the family of nations
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Politics ‘I have your back’ Biden says on Rosh Hashanah call to Jewish leaders
The president's call to rabbis and other Jewish leaders is an annual holiday ritual
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Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma
Almost 90 years ago, as all of Detroit held its breath, the Hall of Fame slugger went to a synagogue to think over whether to play on the holiday
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A Jewish man was charged in a plot against synagogues. His parents want you to know the whole story
Matthew Mahrer, who’s descended from a famous Holocaust survivor, desperately needed help. He’s finally getting it
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Dr. Ruth still has plenty to say about your sex life
Dr. Ruth Westheimer remains the world’s best-loved sex therapist at 95. Now working on a new project about loneliness, she reflects on 50 years of helping people have better sex
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