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What do you do when neo-Nazis start projecting swastikas across your city?
Two white supremacist groups picked Jacksonville to launch a campaign projecting antisemitic messages on landmarks. Local Jews wondered why their city had been picked, and how to respond.
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‘Stop Cop City’ activists infuse Jewish rituals into their protest against Atlanta’s planned police training center
Renewed protests turned violent over the weekend, throwing into question plans for Purim and Shabbat observances in the woods
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A graphic novel of the Purim story, from a Batman comics editor
Jordan Gorfinkel edited the DC Batman franchise from 1991-99
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Sports Why does this logo for Israel’s 75th anniversary look like a Philadelphia 76ers knockoff?
Making the 'Diamond Jubilee' a Philly special
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Gifting Zelenskyy a grogger and other ways Ukrainian Jews prepare for Purim
The holiday’s narrative, of a beleaguered people standing up to a stronger power, resonates as Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia
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Team Israel is playing in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Here’s what to watch for.
Israel has more current MLB talent on its roster than ever. It’s also going to face its toughest competition yet
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American rabbis, wrestling with Israel’s behavior, weigh different approaches from the pulpit
Critiquing Israel in front of a congregation has an informal name, one rabbi said: 'Death by Israel sermon.'
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Why are these Israeli protesters dressed up like characters from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
A diverse group of women are using a global symbol to make their fears heard at protests against Israel's judicial coup
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Hard-liner Bezalel Smotrich was just put in charge of Israel’s settlements. Here’s what that means.
The new Israeli Finance Minister and his ideological foes are portraying his new job as the harbinger of a sea change in the West Bank
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‘I don’t want him, on his last ride, to be alone’: Thousands gather in Israel for the funeral of slain Israeli-American
Elan Ganeles, who was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, and became a 'lone soldier' in Israel, was shot on the road between Jericho and the Dead Sea
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Politics NY GOP county chair who offended Hasidic Jews tries mending fences
Lawrence Garvey was implicated in a 2019 campaign video that accused a Hasidic lawmaker and his allies of plotting to take over Rockland County
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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Music ‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history
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Fast Forward Elon Musk wants your kids to use his chatbot. The same one that praised Hitler.
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Fast Forward Nation’s largest teachers union rejects move to cut ties with ADL
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Culture In this Holocaust story, there are few words, no swastikas, no yellow stars — just movement, passion and empathy
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