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Mike Pence and the Jews: What to know as he begins a presidential campaign
As vice president, Mike Pence made sure to stay on the same page as Donald Trump — except, sometimes, when it came to the Jews
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Why did top federation leaders sponsor a conference promoting Israeli settlements?
'Join us, and together we can make Israel great again,' one speaker told attendees at the conference, the sponsors of which included the federations network and its New York affiliate
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‘Happy hour’ for Holocaust deniers? Yad Vashem chief anticipates the death of the last survivor.
In a wide-ranging conversation, Dani Dayan denounced recent incidents in Poland, weighed in on the new U.S. plan to combat antisemitism and discussed the 'post-survivor' era
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?That Jewish News Show: Can Jewish and Christian billboards convert non-believers?
Laura and Benyamin discuss highway billboards, the Pittsburgh trial, the debt ceiling compromise, and packages of cocaine adorned with swastikas and other Nazi insignia
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A 13-year-old died by suicide. His mother borrows from a Jewish mourning ritual to save the lives of strangers.
With painted stones and an Instagram account, Anat Feldman sends messages of hope far from her home in Israel
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Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality
In Pisac, a town of 10,000 nestled in the Andes, Hebrew is often heard more consistently than English or local dialects
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Sports With MLB embroiled in Pride Night controversy, a pair of Jewish players speak up
After the Dodgers announced they would honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, other MLB players denounced the team
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‘The religious community’s treatment of LGBTQ people is abhorrent’
Mindy Levine has won two court cases to let her 8-year-old child Roee, who has identified as a boy from a very young age, remain in a religious school despite other parents’ objections
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Israel annexed West Bank’s largest park and ‘is turning it into a Disneyland’
Israel is developing the Nebi Samuel national park while ignoring its Palestinian villagers, who aren’t allowed to have plumbing or plant trees
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That Jewish News Show: A daring escape from Auschwitz and the White House antisemitism plan
On this episode of ‘That Jewish News Show,’ the hosts discuss the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism and Jonathan Freedland's new book, "The Escape Artist"
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Who won the debate over defining ‘antisemitism’ in new White House report?
For weeks, Jewish groups had been lobbying over the definition that national strategy to combat antisemitism would embrace
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Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
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Fast Forward ‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief
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Fast Forward A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down
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Yiddish פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?
וואָלט דער אָפּרוף געווען אַנדערש, ווען דער ציל פֿון די טעראָריסטן וואָלט ניט געווען ייִדן, נאָר אַן אַנדער גרופּע?
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