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Fast Forward Progressive Jews urge ADL chief to apologize for calling out Democratic activist
Jonathan Greenblatt deemed a joke by the activist — who had mocked a Jewish publication — antisemitic
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News Israeli defense minister: ‘We seek the truth’ on killing of veteran Palestinian journalist
Benny Gantz said he complained about the Palestinians’ refusal to cooperate in joint inquiry over fatal shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh
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Fast Forward Watch: Rudy Giuliani gets into shouting match at Israel parade, uses profane language
The former mayor called the bearded bystander ‘as demented as Biden.'
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News After a two-year hiatus, the Israel parade returns to Fifth Avenue with a message of unity
‘Events like the parade bridge the divide among us,’ wrote two Jewish members of the New York City Council, a Democrat and a Republican
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News Progressives and pro-Israel groups each claim victories in May primaries
They vied in North Carolina, Kentucky and Pennsylvania and are gearing up for races in Maryland, Illinois, Texas and Michigan
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News Two veteran N.Y. Democrats to face off in House primary because of redrawn maps
Jerry Nadler’s decision to challenge his colleague Caroyln Maloney in the new 12th District creates a difficult choice for Manhattan Jews, opens opportunity for Brooklyn Jews
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Fast Forward As of Saturday, travelers no longer need COVID tests to enter Israel
A week after the Health Ministry scrapped coronavirus tests at Tel Aviv airport, it lifts other entry requirements
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Books Bernie Sanders took pride in being a Jewish presidential candidate, a former aide says
In a memoir, Ari Rabin-Havt writes about Sanders’ reluctance to discuss his Judaism in public
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Fast Forward Israel recovers remains of Thai farmworker abducted on Oct. 7 from Gaza
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Yiddish World How my grandparents met: a Yiddish-American romance
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Yiddish אַ טור פֿון דער אויסשטעלונג „מגילת־אסתּר אין דער רעמבראַנדט־תּקופֿה“ — אויף ייִדיש!A tour of “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt” exhibit — in Yiddish!
אין דער אויסשטעלונג געפֿינען זיך 120 מאָלערײַען פֿון דער פּורים־העלדין, געמאָלט פֿון די האָלענדישע קונסטמײַסטערס.
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Fast Forward NYC Mayor Adams pushes controversial antisemitism definition as issue dominates mayoral election
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