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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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Sports The Jewish world has largely forgiven Meyers Leonard. Why can’t everyone else?
It's been almost two years since Leonard used a slur on a livestream. But it doesn't seem like that's the grudge
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Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort articles on Holocaust
The online encyclopedia will probe allegations that volunteer editors put blame for the genocide on Jews and absolve Poles of collaboration
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