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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 Israeli police to investigate officers’ conduct at journalist’s funeral
Video footage showed officers attacking mourners with batons, nearly causing pallbearers to drop coffin
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Opinion What happened to Shireen Abu Akleh? American Jews must demand the truth
The veteran Palestinian-American journalist was shot and killed May 11. That is all anyone can agree on.
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Opinion Pregnant women in America and Israel face starkly different choices
Compared to every other wealthy country in the world, America is staunchly anti-family and anti-mom.
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Fast Forward First Puka Nacua, now Mookie Betts: Why do sports stars keep getting antisemitic around a Jewish streamer?
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Opinion The Gaza hostage crisis could forever change how American Jews relate to Israel — but it’s not too late to fix that
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: היסטאָריקערין וויווי לאַקס באַשרײַבט געשיכטע פֿון לאָנדאָנער ייִדישער פּרעסעVIDEO: Historian Vivi Laks tells history of the London Yiddish Press
שבֿע צוקער פֿירט דעם שמועס מיט וויווי לאַקס און ביידע לייענען פֿאָר עטלעכע פֿעליעטאָנען פֿון יענע צײַטן.
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Yiddish World Puppet Monty Pickle is guest on the Forward’s ‘Yiddish Word of the Day’
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News Who is Bruce Blakeman, the ‘Almost Orthodox’ Jew running for New York governor?
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