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Opinion How my Jewish great-grandfather paved the way for Zohran Mamdani — and Donald Trump
The language being used to attack Mamdani sounds a whole lot like what my great-grandfather experienced in the 1930s
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Fast Forward Outrage ensues after a Long Island high school study guide calls Zionism ‘extreme nationalism’
Rep. Elise Stefanik called the review sheet ‘a total amoral abomination’
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Fast Forward Cuomo has a commanding lead over Mamdani in NYC mayoral race, but his Jewish support is stuck
The Marist poll shows Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist with a long history of criticizing Israel, garnering 14% among Jewish voters
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Culture I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in Queens
San Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, represents an immigrant's fulfillment of the American dream
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Fast Forward Trump nixes pro-Israel darling Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be UN ambassador
Trump cited the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Congress, where Stefanik has served in the party leadership
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News Meet the Jewish judge who ruled Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil should not be deported by ICE
The Columbia graduate was targeted by the Trump administration as part of its fight against antisemitism on campus
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Sports Orthodox Jews navigate a World Series quandary: How to watch the games
It’s Yankees vs. Dodgers vs. Shabbat for Jews who observe
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Fast Forward What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
Adams' connections in the Jewish community may assist him as he fights the charges and the political firestorm they have ignited
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Culture She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
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Fast Forward Cory Booker has long embraced Jewish tradition. Now he has married a Jewish woman.
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Film & TV Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?
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Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
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Opinion In defense of the Sarah Hurwitz we know — and the nuance we all need in this moment
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Fast Forward Rep. Ilhan Omar says Stephen Miller’s comments on immigrants sound like how ‘Nazis described Jewish people’
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Fast Forward Frank Gehry, renowned architect who began life as Frank Goldberg, dies at 96
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Fast Forward Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees
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