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Opinion In Trump’s assault on the media, disturbing flashbacks to the Third Reich
Hitler also consolidated his power by controlling, intimidating and punishing the press
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Fast Forward Trump administration reportedly to use AI to find Hamas-supporting foreign students to deport
The plan is called “Catch and Deport” and involves searching international students’ social media accounts
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Fast Forward Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner “No Other Land.” So are Palestinian activists.
the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel announced it opposes the film on “anti-normalization” grounds
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Fast Forward Gallup poll shows sympathy for Israelis cratering to historic low among Democrats
Democrats sympathized with Palestinians more than Israelis by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio
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Yiddish הערט אַ טייל פֿון די פּרעכטיקע לידער פֿון דער „מגילה פֿון איציק מאַנגער“Listen to some of the delightful songs of the ‘Megillah by Itsik Manger’
די אַכצן לידער ווערן דאָ געזונגען פֿון די ערשטקלאַסישע אַרטיסטן — דער משפּחה בורשטיין
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Opinion A Pentagon official spewed antisemitism. Her words about child victims of Oct. 7 are even more hateful
Kingsley Wilson used our murdered babies to advance an anti-choice agenda
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Yiddish World ‘Shtisel’ spin-off ‘Kugel’ richly portrays a diasporic Hasidic community
The creators even hired members of the Antwerp Jewish community, nonactors, to provide authentic local flavor
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Art Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
The heroine from the Hebrew Bible was adopted as a figure of national self-determination in the Netherlands
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News Trump promised to protect Jews and religious liberty. His refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews.
Iranian Jewish Americans are calling on Trump to make an exception for their friends and family
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Fast Forward Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media
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