Richard Barancik, last of the ‘Monuments Men’ who recovered art and treasure looted by the Nazis, dies at 98
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Fast Forward Hillel center in Odessa, Ukraine, damaged by Russian strike
It was the second Hillel in Ukraine to be damaged by Russian fire since the start of the war
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Paula Eiselt's documentary 'Under G-d' argues that religious freedom requires pro-choice public policy
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Culture Can this traveling Holocaust museum fix Holocaust education?
An exhibit designed to be installed in schools aims to make Holocaust education more impactful
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Opinion What comes next for the protest movement in Israel?
Israelis are overwhelmingly against the judicial overhaul, but how far will they go to stop it?
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Yiddish פֿאַר וואָס חדר־ייִנגלעך האָבן תּישעה־באָבֿ געוואָרפֿן שטעכלדיקע בערעלעך Why Jewish boys in the shtetl threw prickly burdock burrs on Tisha B’Av
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Opinion I’m devastated by Israel’s judicial overhaul, but I’m still moving there
Israel needs us now more than ever
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Fast Forward ADL to spearhead new global task force seeking strategies to combat antisemitism
The new J7 Global Task Force on Fighting Antisemitism will meet for the first time in 2024
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Fast Forward After pivotal judicial reform vote, US Jewish groups unleash their newfound voices on Israeli domestic policy
Mainstream centrist organizations once reluctant to speak out about Israel’s internal deliberations were ready within hours, even minutes, of the vote to condemn the law
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Fast Forward White House calls passage of Israel’s first judicial reform bill ‘unfortunate’
U.S. lawmakers are also weighing in; Rep. Jerry Nadler called the vote 'a dark day for Israeli democracy'
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