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Trump shot: What ‘Reichstag fire’ means and why it’s trending
The Nazi-era term has been invoked about Donald Trump before
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Politics Prominent Jews react to Trump assassination attempt
“Political violence has no place in our country,” Senate Majority Leader says
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Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96
Her program, “Sexually Speaking,'” which launched in 1980 on the now defunct WYNY-FM, broke broadcasting taboos.
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Politics The Democratic Socialists of America rebuked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Zionism — and proved their own irrelevance
Leftists have made opposition to Zionism their most central issue. But what do they actually aim to achieve?
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Sports A Jewish preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics
The best canoe paddler of all time. A rising star for USA Swimming. Powerhouse teams in fencing, judo and gymnastics.
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Politics 3 Jewish organizations alarmed by GOP’s mass deportation plan
HIAS and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said the platform was steeped in a racist conspiracy theory that veers into antisemitism
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Which Jewish Democrats are standing by Biden, and which are waffling?
Only one Jewish Member of Congress has said publicly that the President should step down as the Democratic nominee
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Politics Biden: Israel has ‘occasionally’ been ‘less than cooperative’
Biden made his comments during a freewheeling press conference that he called in part to dispel concerns about his mental acuity
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Politics I’m an octogenarian rabbi. Biden should learn from this Jewish idea about strength
Hebrew has multiple words referring to different kinds of strength. At this critical juncture, they might give the perspective the president needs
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Politics The Jewish moments to expect (and not expect) at the Republican convention
Expect several moments that will be at times validating, and other times jarring, for Jews
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Netanyahu’s speech: Some members of Congress will boycott. Who else have they snubbed?
As Congress prepares to host Netanyahu, a look back at the past two decades shows that Israel’s leaders are not the only ones that have been boycotted
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