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‘Make a difference’: Lipstadt decries racism, antisemitism at YU commencement
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New group fears rabbis are drifting away from Zionism
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Books ‘It’s a spiritual earthquake’: When rabbis become sexual abusers
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The last free-standing synagogue in Detroit is growing fast — and set for a $5 million renovation
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NYC mayor urges Jewish New Yorkers to speak out in support of the police
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‘Never felt a pain quite like this’: Jews react to Texas school shooting
With 21 people dead, including 19 children, Tuesday’s mass shooting was the worst at a school since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012
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Israeli defense minister: ‘We seek the truth’ on killing of veteran Palestinian journalist
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