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	Millions of dollars, hundreds of volunteers: How groups are mobilizing Jewish voters in swing states
‘I do not want Democratic leaders to keep Jewish voters for granted,’ said one official
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	Politics Trump and Harris are both vague on Israel-Gaza, but in starkly different ways
Harris would continue U.S. policy of a trying to achieve a delicate balance. Trump wants no compromises.
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	Politics Debate makes it clear: Trump has zero good ideas about Gaza and Israel
Trump offered up no policies, and a heavy dose of fatalism, in response to a straightforward question about the Israel-Hamas war
 
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	Politics ‘She hates Israel’ Trump says of Harris during debate
Trump is trying to 'distract from reality,' responded Harris, who also elaborated on the horrors of Oct. 7
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	Politics During debate, Trump raises a conspiracy about immigrants eating cats. Is it the new blood libel?
A niche conspiracy about Haitian immigrants stealing people's pets spread online over the weekend — and somehow made it to a national stage
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	A German Jewish community shadowed by scandal and an uncertain future welcomes a moment to celebrate
Rabbis and cantors are ordained at Geiger College, which has been hoping to put an investigation of its founder behind it
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	Politics Steak and scotch: How Mandy Patinkin, Joshua Malina and other Jews are watching the presidential debate
This debate will cause tsuris — might as well make yourself comfortable
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	Politics Debate city: What’s so Jewish about Philadelphia, site of Harris-Trump matchup?
Jewish museums and history, large Jewish population and renowned Israeli chef
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	Antisemitism Decoded Things are getting scary at Baruch College
Hillels serving the CUNY system have found themselves targeted by protesters using increasingly violent rhetoric
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	How a California wildfire put an Orthodox school’s values to the test
The theme of the school’s annual freshman-senior retreat is passing the torch. This year they had to avoid the flames, too.
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	Politics Republicans launch a $10 million ad blitz to boost Jewish support for Trump
‘Kamala Harris is no ordinary Democrat,’ a TV ad says. ‘She stands with the Squad’
 
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	Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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	Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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	News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
 
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	Fast Forward 2 of NYC’s 5 public pension funds are vulnerable to a mayor-backed Israel divestment push
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	Fast Forward What to know about ‘Not On Our Dime,’ Zohran Mamdani’s bill targeting donations to Israeli settlements
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	BINTEL BRIEF She just wants to be a good person. But she’s overwhelmed by the state of the world
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	Fast Forward Why Jeremy Corbyn’s support for Zohran Mamdani is fueling antisemitism fears
 
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