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Protesters combine Gaza with abortion rights at convention-eve march
Jewish activists were among those sending warnings to the Democratic party at the DNC in Chicago
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Politics Kamala Harris, as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks teeter: ‘We’re not giving up’
Harris made the statement on the eve of the Democratic National Convention
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Analysis Why Gaza remains a significant challenge for Democrats in the 2024 election
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago is expected to draw tens of thousands of protesters, potentially overshadowing Democratic unity
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Israel, Gaza and Josh Shapiro: What we’re watching for during the Democratic National Convention
Democrats heading into their convention are riven by a major issue that has also preoccupied American Jews for 10 months: Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza
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A new Anti-Defamation League archive aims to show how hate and the fight against it have evolved
Archivists are currently sorting through some 13,000 boxes of material that date to the ADL’s founding in 1913. Once the project is complete, it will be available to the public
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Politics The ‘Gestapo Game’ at the high school where Tim Walz worked was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject
“Trying to simulate the conditions that victims of the Holocaust experienced was absurd,” Walz wrote in his thesis
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Politics Barbra Streisand joins thousands at ‘Jewish Women for Kamala’ virtual fundraiser
Speakers used Yiddish phrases, talked about Jewish holidays and praised Kamala Harris' commitment to Israel and to fighting antisemitism
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Politics Trump says modern-day antisemitism reminds him of the Holocaust
Trump told Jewish supporters that antisemitism must be rejected at the ballot box, while attacking Jewish Americans voting for Democrats
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After UK riots against Muslims and refugees, British Jews grapple with extremism that targeted them, too
British Jews are also thinking about whether and how to reestablish ties with Muslim communities that frayed after Oct. 7
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Politics Jewish Democrats tout Harris-Walz commitment to Israel, fighting antisemitism ahead of convention
A new ad campaign aims to temper criticism over internal party politics on Israel and antisemitism on the left
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Politics He went to a Modern Orthodox day school. Now he’s playing Trump in Harris’ debate prep.
Ex-Hillary Clinton aide Philippe Reines pulls no punches, whether bashing Trump or clapping back at antisemites
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