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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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Opinion I made aliyah right before Oct. 7. Here’s why I stayed.
To be truly Israeli means to live with danger every day — taking on that burden is a privilege
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Fast Forward A home run celebration unveils a Hebrew tattoo — with a typo
It’s all Greek to Mets third baseman Mark Vientos
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Fast Forward Event for left-wing magazine Jewish Currents finds a new home after public complaints over cancellation
Jewish Currents alleged that the event had been axed due to the magazine’s pro-Palestinian leanings. The original host denied that allegation.
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Fast Forward All New York district attorneys vow full prosecution of hate crimes amid rising antisemitism
More than 1,200 antisemitic incidents were recorded last year in New York, home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel
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Fast Forward Jamaal Bowman says AIPAC funders want to ‘destroy our democracy’ in debate with primary challenger George Latimer
Latimer also took shots at Bowman, accusing him of taking a one-sided 'anti-Israel approach.'
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Culture Could this be the most meaningful Holocaust memorial in New York?
In Riverside Park, a stone meant to be a placeholder for a grander memorial has become an unlikely gathering place for Bundist Holocaust survivors and their descendants
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Fast Forward Nassau County’s Jewish executive calls on Democratic leader to quit for invoking Nazis
The Democratic leader of the county legislature said she was conveying a comparison made by one of many constituents who have expressed fears over a plan to enlist provisional deputy sheriffs
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
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Opinion Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?
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Special Report At the kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7, a wrenching debate over how to rebuild
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Opinion Oct. 7 changed Israel. A year later, it must change American Jews, too
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