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JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

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

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

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2 Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for supporting Israel aid

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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 investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

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Bais Chaya Mushka, a Jewish girls' school in Toronto, was hit with gunfire on Shabbat. (Screenshot)

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Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

By Joseph Strauss December 20, 2024 1:48 pm

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The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Vermont to its first-ever NCAA soccer championship

By Jacob Gurvis December 20, 2024 1:30 pm

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Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

By Andrew Lapin December 20, 2024 1:09 pm

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Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’

By Ron Kampeas December 20, 2024 11:35 am

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Israelis are increasingly heading to Cyprus — and not just for vacation or to get married

By Larry Luxner December 20, 2024 10:00 am

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What’s everybody reading? Readers suggest the defining Jewish books of the 21st century

Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream bends to the right — and not just on Israel

On a roots journey from NYC to Poland, I packed my great-grandfather’s tallis

JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

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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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.

2 Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for supporting Israel aid

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

Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Vermont to its first-ever NCAA soccer championship

Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’

Israelis are increasingly heading to Cyprus — and not just for vacation or to get married

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