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Democrats deny mainstage spot to pro-Palestinian group after parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin appear

Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes become first siblings to grace cover of NHL video game

IDEAS

As a Holocaust educator, I’ve grappled with same questions Tim Walz explored — and that’s reassuring

I’m a traveling mohel. My colleague’s unprecedented arrest in Ireland has shaken me to my core.

Ross Perlin writes a love letter to New York — in Yiddish and 699 other languages

Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission

DNC’s second night features 5 Jewish speakers, condemnation of antisemitism — and few mentions of Israel

At Chicago’s Hostage Square, a mile from the DNC, quiet reflection aims to drown out louder demonstrations

ISRAEL

One of Israel’s flag bearers in the Paralympics is a survivor of Oct. 7

El Al offers set prices to four destinations as Israelis face international flight cancellations

George Washington U suspends Jewish Voice for Peace chapter as colleges prepare for resurgence of Israel protests

Shaq recorded a video in Hebrew for Israeli kids whose relatives were killed or captured on Oct. 7

Joe Biden’s critics are attacking him for saying pro-Palestinian protesters ‘have a point.’ His Jewish backers aren’t concerned.

Man charged with making antisemitic bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York

Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary

Biden calls to ‘end this war’ as DNC opens with almost no sparring over Israel and Gaza

J.B. Pritzker was vetted for VP. Now the Jewish governor of Illinois is playing host to Kamala Harris’ convention.

Chef Einat Admony, NYC’s ‘ultimate balaboosta,’ gets personal in a new book

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