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Yiddish World VIDEO: ‘Shtisel’ bubbe Lea Koenig in a Yiddish music video
The scene reminds us that even a woman in her 80s could feel like a little girl again, longing for her “mommy”
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News Many U.S. synagogues display the Israeli flag on their bimahs. After the hostages were released, one NYC shul decided to move theirs.
Central Synagogue had displayed an Israeli flag since Oct. 7 in honor of the hostages
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Yiddish World A glimpse of the Jewish left in 1920s Palestine
Hanan Ayalti’s Yiddish novel "Boom and Chains," now in English, portrays the complex struggles of the Jewish pioneers
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Opinion War strained the Israel-Vatican bond. Will the pope use the ceasefire to heal those wounds?
In the first several months of his papacy, Pope Leo has worked to express empathy for both Palestinians and Israelis
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Fast Forward How phase one of the Gaza peace plan is beginning to fray
The return of living hostages to Israel was met with joy, but the failure to deliver more deceased hostages is cascading to create delays in aid to Gaza
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Opinion ‘They’re fed up’: Post-ceasefire, Israel faces an enormous political reckoning
Two years after Oct. 7, there are reasons to celebrate — and to stay concerned
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Fast Forward Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again
With the hostages’ return, the Knesset speaker linked Trump to the ancient Persian lord
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Film & TV It was once Sweden’s only news broadcast — what did it say about Israel?
A new documentary shows how Israel and Palestine were portrayed on STV from the late ’50s to the late ’80s
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Opinion The real reason for the US war with Iran may have nothing to do with Israel
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News When observant Jews gathered to challenge Israel orthodoxy, verbal sparring and walkouts ensued
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Culture Could my love of oysters actually be kosher?
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Fast Forward Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack dead after ramming car into temple, police say
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