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Books ‘He sounds like a child’: What Trump really thought of Kushner, and more highlights from Maggie Haberman’s new book
Former President Donald Trump often diminished and mocked Jared Kushner despite giving him an outsized role in the White House, the tell-all book claims
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Fast Forward Germany’s public broadcaster mandates that all employees support Israel’s right to exist
Deutsche Welle's revised conduct code appears to be timed to strengthen the company's hand in future employee termination cases
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Opinion Israeli city refuses to allow a synagogue for Reform congregation. We’re suing
In Israel, funds for synagogue construction are channeled almost exclusively to the ultra-Orthodox
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Books Kushner offered to pay to get the Abraham Accords ceremony on White House lawn, a new book reports
The book by veteran political correspondents Peter Baker and Susan Glasser offers behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Kushner, Trump and the Abraham Accords
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Film & TV Who is Sabra, Marvel’s Israeli superhero?
Shira Haas will star as MCU's Israeli answer to Captain America – people have opinions
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Fast Forward ‘I am coming’: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announces forthcoming Israel trip
Hochul planned to spend Thanksgiving in Israel in 2021 but postponed it in wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation
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Opinion Israel’s non-apology on Shireen Abu Akleh sends a message that Palestinian lives don’t matter
Biden administration’s pressure on Israel to investigate the shooting would be better spent pushing for end to the occupation
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News Jewish Israelis are heading to Arabic class — and learning a bit more about Palestinians
‘I thought it was absurd that Jews don’t know Arabic and lots of people agreed with me,’ said Gilad Sevitt, who developed a popular online course to teach it
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Yiddish שיִער נישט פֿאַרבאָטן׃ גאַסנשילדן אױף אַן „אומגעוווּנטשענער“ שפּראַךNearly forbidden: Street signs in an ‘unwanted’ language
אַן איניציאַטיװ צו אָנערקענען בערלינס אַמאָליקע „ייִדישע גאַס“ װעקט אױף דעם טרױם פֿון ייִדיש װי אַן אָפֿיציעלע מינאָריטעט־שפּראַך
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Fast Forward The ‘godfather of denim’ was an Italian designer whose Jewish father was murdered at Auschwitz
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Theater In a forgotten 20th century masterwork, a Holocaust story from the perpetrator’s perspective
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