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The Borscht Belt is burning: In the Catskills, abandoned resorts keep catching fire
For longtime Catskills residents, the fires are resurfacing grief over a fading chapter in American Jewish history
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Sports Jeremy Swayman, all-star Boston Bruins goalie, confirms Jewish roots in bar mitzvah video
The Anchorage native describes ‘unique’ bar mitzvah in congratulatory message
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Haredi ‘lost boys’ may find themselves drafted into Israel’s army
Netanyahu's government is in jeopardy over the military exemption for yeshiva students
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The New York Public Library’s Jewish division digitized 800 years of Jewish history
Discover Jewish artifacts from every period of Jewish history through the library’s new online exhibit
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the 2024 MLB season
A record 18 Jewish players appeared in an Major League Baseball game last season. This season it could be even higher
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Muslims at iftar dinner co-sponsored by Israeli embassy praised for their ‘courage’
A mosque on the invitation did not send representatives to the event, apparently because of the Israeli embassy’s involvement
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The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks to educate more college-age visitors about the Holocaust, starting with a private tour for CUNY students
"This kind of program is really, really important, always, but I think particularly during these days,” said CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez
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Antisemitism Decoded New data challenges assumptions about campus antisemitism
'People have such strong dispositions of what the data should say,' said researcher Eitan Hersh
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On the National Mall, 3 minutes in a ‘Hamas tunnel’
Advocates for the hostages plan to take the tunnel to New York and other cities
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Department of Education increases transparency around Title VI discrimination investigations post-Oct. 7
New records reveal details about Israel-related complaints at Columbia, Harvard, MIT and others, while a new investigation opens in Hawaii
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Sports All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2024
From the bona fide stars to up-and-coming prospects, here are all the Jewish baseball players to keep an eye on in the 2024 season
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