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Jews are genetically prone to stomach problems. Scientists are starting to understand why
Researchers found eight genetic variations unique to Ashkenazi Jews that lead to diseases like Crohn’s and colitis
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That Jewish News Show: Talking ‘Traffic’ with Ben Smith, the Pittsburgh trial and more
On this episode 'That Jewish News Show,' Laura and Benyamin are joined by Ben Smith to discuss 'Traffic' and the future of media
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Politics In Jerusalem, DeSantis tries to outstump Trump
Here are four things the Florida governor is trying to accomplish in Israel ahead of his anticipated presidential campaign launch
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‘I was sick to my heart’: Holocaust survivor, 94, returns to the Auschwitz cell block where he spent years of his childhood
No survivor had ever before returned to Cell Block 8
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Politics In Jerusalem, DeSantis says U.S. shouldn’t ‘butt in’ to Israel’s judicial overhaul debate
While visiting Israel, Ron DeSantis criticized the Biden administration's record on Israel and stressed the need to boost bilateral trade
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The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.
Joe Benjamin, who grew up a refugee in “tropical Zion,” is pushing the Caribbean country’s government to fund the project, which he’s pitching as a tourist draw.
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‘A new phase of Zionism’: Young U.S. Jews celebrate an ‘alternative’ Israeli Independence Day
As Israeli turns 75, an 'alternative Yom Hatzmaut' celebration in Israel’s secular capital combined revelry with protest
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On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol
'It’s a symbol that had been hijacked for way too long by the right,' one Yom Haatzmaut partier in Tel Aviv said about the flag.
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Before Israel’s birth, this company began sewing its flags. As Israel turns 75, it’s still in business.
But all those flags in Israel’s streets these days? Not Berman’s
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‘Fight for the things you believe in:’ Meet the Jewish student leading the union at Ben & Jerry’s flagship store
22-year-old Rebeka Mendelsohn wants to bring out the best in Ben & Jerry's
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This Jewish disease wreaks havoc. But it may have an upside.
The disorder — debilitating if untreated — may also offer protection against deadly tuberculosis
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