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Jewish groups targeted Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil — then ICE arrested him
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State Department plan to deport ‘pro-Hamas’ students relies on a 1952 law that targeted Jews
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Trump promised to protect Jews and religious liberty. His refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews.
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Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?
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Andrew Cuomo and the Jews: 4 things to know about the candidate for NYC mayor
Before he resigned as governor in 2021, Cuomo partnered and clashed with New York’s Jewish communities on a bevy of issues — from COVID to supporting Israel to fighting antisemitism
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Who is Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish ‘rising star’ speaking for Democrats in response to Trump’s speech?
Slotkin, a Jewish Democrat from Michigan, has been pushing back against Trump for years
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Everything ‘alt’ is new again: Watchdogs see a mainstreaming of far-right extremism
From Nazi salutes to anti-immigrant conspiracies, ideas once on the fringes are at the beating heart of the political discourse
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A congregational rabbi said there were no innocents in Gaza. The blowback was fierce.
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham's Facebook post upset some congregants. But others shared his sentiment.
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Why the ADL is encouraging Jews to invest in Tesla
The antisemitism watchdog is now a player in the stock market, with a new $100 million fund invested in companies it deems 'good' and aligned with Jewish values
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Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world
In a secluded burial ground blanketed with tragedy and neglect, a group of young people are revealing forgotten fragments of Poland’s Jewish history
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Yiddish ווי ייִדישע לשונות האָבן געהאָלפֿן איבערגעבן וויסן צו די ייִדישע מאַסןHow Judeo-languages helped transmit knowledge to the Jewish masses
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