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Yiddish World What happened the first time I wore a yarmulke on the subway
I’m not religious, but since Oct. 7, I feel that the best way to combat Jew hatred is to act ‘more Jewish'
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Fast Forward A Girl Scout troop skipped selling cookies to raise money for Palestinian kids — and got in trouble
Girl Scouts of the USA apologized after Muslim troop in St. Louis was threatened with legal action
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Politics How the war in Gaza impacted Michigan’s primary — and what that portends for the general election
Organizers of the protest vote in the swing state primary say the president now knows he can’t count on thousands of key voters if he continues to support Israel
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Politics Is the Michigan campaign to protest Biden’s Gaza policy at the polls gaining steam?
In a new poll, less than a third of Michigan voters said they supported a continuation in the fighting to eliminate Hamas
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Fast Forward Holocaust and Srebrenica survivors launch Jewish-Muslim effort to prevent genocides
Attendees said they hoped the United Nations would declare July 11 as a memorial of the Srebrenica massacre, much like it created International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Fast Forward Jewish groups object to GOP’s treatment of Muslim candidate for Court of Appeals seat
The American Jewish Committee called on the Senate to disregard the “untoward implications” in questions about Israel, terrorism and antisemitism
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Opinion Sam Woll believed in Muslim-Jewish partnership. She’d hate how quickly fingers were pointed after her murder
In the middle of mourning her death, we are forced to deal with racist, baseless accusations
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Food How did a Muslim-owned delicatessen wind up making some of New York’s best Jewish pastrami and brisket?
New York's Jewish, Muslim, and Black communities converge around deli sandwiches at David's Brisket House, where everything is strictly halal
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