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Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 U of California campuses, U of Cincinnati

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Israel hits Yemen as conflict escalates with Houthis, Iran’s strongest remaining proxy

US ambassador to Israel calls Gaza famine warning ‘inaccurate,’ prompting review

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jessica Fox’s Olympic dominance to Sam Salz’s historic college football debut

Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

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Guatemalan authorities take 160 minors from extremist Lev Tahor sect after abuse allegations

Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

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