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This 89-year-old Iranian Jew arrived just before U.S. borders were shut to all refugees. Hundreds more Iranian Jews are waiting
His well-timed exodus from Iran, along with that of his entire group on the flight, was handled by HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
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Analysis: Trump’s Gaza relocation plan signals shift in Jewish political influence
Establishment Jewish groups seemed stunned into silence, while fringe far-right Zionists exulted in the mainstreaming of their ideas
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What would Trump’s plan to shut down the Education Dept. mean for antisemitism investigations?
Campus antisemitism cases could move the Dept. of Justice, but federal attorneys have historically had a much higher bar for opening investigations
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Trump’s pick for antisemitism task force previously blamed him for incidents targeting Jews
Leo Terrell, a civil rights attorney and Fox News host, rebranded as 'Leo 2.0' in 2020 and threw his weight behind Republicans
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Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power
A memoir by the Jewish politician from Oregon is an upbeat call for resistance
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What Trump’s antisemitism executive order actually means for college students and schools
The new order is less strident than the rhetoric that surrounded its release, but lays groundwork for more significant action
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Books 92 years ago today, Hitler took power. This historian wants us to see the lessons we’ve ignored from his rise
“Trump is not Hitler, by any means,” says Timothy Ryback. “But I think there are modalities that are very similar"
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Politics At confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. denies promoting antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Kennedy was condemned by major Jewish groups for saying the coronavirus was 'ethnically targeted' to spare Ashkenazi Jews
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The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return.
For Jews around the world, the fate of Kfir, Ariel, Shiri and Yarden Bibas has long been a matter of urgent concern
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Trump antisemitism executive order invokes anti-KKK law and targets ‘leftist, anti-American’ universities
President Donald Trump signed an order focused on countering raucous demonstrations against Israel 'on our campuses and in our streets'
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They met at synagogue in 1961. They were buried together at Arlington National Cemetery in 2025. This is their story.
They died two weeks apart and their military funeral was months in the making
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