How Black music brought me closer to Judaism
In those days in suburban Minneapolis, Jewish felt dorky; Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and John Lee Hooker felt cool
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was in attendance at Temple Israel when the incident occurred on Oct. 3
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Fast Forward Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions
Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, criticized “a one-sided resolution that adds more division to an already fraught situation”
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Fast Forward Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’? A federal investigation in Minnesota will test the issue.
A school district that suspended students who used the phrase is accused of Islamophobic discrimination
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Fast Forward Minneapolis’ City Council passed a cease-fire resolution. Will its Jewish mayor veto it?
The resolution passed with a veto-proof majority, so Mayor Jacob Frey's decision is mainly symbolic
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