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A German Jewish community shadowed by scandal and an uncertain future welcomes a moment to celebrate
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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
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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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Politics What does it mean that American Jews rank Israel low on their priority list?
A new poll show eight other issues ranked higher than Israel
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Politics Families of American hostages implore debate moderators to address their loved ones’ plight
The US must ‘overcome differences and disagreements and work together toward bringing them home,' the families said
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Politics Whatever Harris says about Israel, these Jews helped shape it
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What you need to know about Telegram, the embattled app Hamas uses to spread its message
The app has exploded in popularity in Israel following Oct. 7 and is known for its lack of content moderation
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Politics Jewish voters favor Kamala Harris over Donald Trump 68% to 25%, poll shows
Heated exchanges over which party is worse for the Jews have hardly budged the Jewish electorate.
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