Mark Spitz made Olympic history in 1972. Here’s why his Jewish identity mattered in Munich
He won 7 gold medals for swimming. A day after his final race, the Munich massacre unfolded
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Ken Burns’ PBS documentary ‘The U.S. And The Holocaust’ asks hard questions about how Americans treated Jews and immigrants during wartime
Working with top historians, Burns and his co-directors cover some surprising territory in their retelling of the American response
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Jewish Israelis are heading to Arabic class — and learning a bit more about Palestinians
‘I thought it was absurd that Jews don’t know Arabic and lots of people agreed with me,’ said Gilad Sevitt, who developed a popular online course to teach it
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First Person What I learned about swimming — and life — from an Israeli who survived the Munich massacre
Avraham Melamed, now 78, looks back on what happened in the Olympic Village 50 years ago
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Amid water crisis, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, makes bat mitzvah disaster plans
As residents of Jackson must boil all running water for safety, the Jewish community continues to hold services
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He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety.
Former AP photographer Hassan Sarbakhshian talks about his nearly-15-year saga to publish the project
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Josh Shapiro traces bid for Pennsylvania governor to his childhood work for Soviet Jews
In an interview, Shapiro says this is the first time a Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, presents an ‘existential threat’ to democracy
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50 years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the slain continue to grieve — and remember
‘I’m always grateful for every day, because those are days he never had,’ said Barbara Berger, whose brother was killed in the massacre
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As Yeshiva University fights to block LGBTQ group, not all its grad schools are on board
Some of the Orthodox university’s more progressive graduate programs may be rooting for its Supreme Court petition to fail
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Eating grasshoppers for Israel: On the bus with the army of pro-Israel TikTok influencers
Dog, skin care and science influencers are increasingly seen as Israel’s most advanced weapon in its war for public opinion.
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What to expect from an emerging Iran nuclear deal
A united Israeli front against an agreement is likely to draw opposition from mainstream Jewish groups but unlikely to trigger much blowback among Democrats
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