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Politics AIPAC to increase pressure on House Republicans to pass Israel aid bill
Congressional leaders are expected to address AIPAC’s national gathering in Washington this week
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Fast Forward Survey: Large majority of Israeli Jews want Haredim to serve in the military
Experts say debate over the long standing exemption could topple Netanyahu’s government
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Culture How Yiddish slogans captured a controversial cover story — and the precarious state of American Jews
The Atlantic's new issue features a deep dive into American antisemitism. Its cover tells a slightly different story
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Opinion A penetrating new book asks: What does it mean to be Jewish, especially now?
In 'To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People,' Harvard professor Noah Feldman turns his professional gaze on himself
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News With UNRWA under attack over Oct. 7 ties, debate escalates over whether aid agency for Palestinians is a lifeline or threat
The aid agency has long been seen by Palestinians as a vital service provider, and by Israelis as an abettor of Palestinian rejection of Israel
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Fast Forward Freed Israeli hostage Mia Schem invited to attend Biden’s State of the Union
‘We must continue to fight to get them home,’ said House Speaker Mike Johnson, who invited Schem and the parents of 22-year-old hostage Omar Neutra
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News A rally for Jews who reject the war but not Israel
This is a place, said one organizer of the Israelis for Peace protest, to 'mourn for both sides'
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Fast Forward Vice President Harris cheered for calling for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza
Kamala Harris added that it should last ‘at least for the next six weeks’ to get hostages out and humanitarian aid into Gaza
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Culture Trump wants to honor Hannah Arendt in a ‘Garden of American Heroes.’ Is this a joke?
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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Fast Forward The invitation said, ‘No Jews.’ The response from campus officials, at least, was real.
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Opinion A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.
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Opinion The secret cost of Israel’s wars ravaged my family. It’s only getting worse
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Yiddish מחשבֿות פֿון אַן אַהיים־געקומענעם (אַ מלחמה־טאָגגבוך)Reflections of a soldier after returning home (a wartime diary)
דער מחבר איז אַ סטודענט אינעם ירושלימער העברעיִשן אוניווערסיטעט, אינעם צווייטן יאָר ייִדיש־לימוד
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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News At Harvard, reports on antisemitism and anti-Palestinian bias reflect campus conflict over Israel
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