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Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

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I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

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As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

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Is Jake Paul Jewish? The boxer fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix has Jewish ancestry.

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Biden administration sanctions Israeli settler group, in move that Trump could reverse

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Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel

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A Ben & Jerry’s battle over Israel, long frozen, thaws anew amid Gaza war

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Indie rocker Rafael Cohen grapples with his Latin American Jewish identity

By Gabe Friedman November 15, 2024 3:31 pm

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor

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The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

By Jacob Gurvis November 15, 2024 2:00 pm

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‘The Goldman Case’ tells the true story of a French Jewish radical whose murder trial is still cloaked in mystery

By Shira Li Bartov November 15, 2024 10:46 am

Nooish and Manischewitz matzah ball products.

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Just add hot water? Matzah balls get a glow-up for the harried home cook.

By Rachel Ringler November 15, 2024 10:00 am

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Trump taps RFK Jr., whose anti-vaccine activism has included antisemitic comments, to lead Dept. of Health and Human Services

By Andrew Lapin November 14, 2024 5:37 pm

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With visitors and donations down, San Francisco’s Jewish museum to shutter at least temporarily

By Asaf Elia-Shalev November 14, 2024 3:28 pm

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Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

My survivor parents taught me to loathe Germany. Was I ready to forgive?

As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

Is Jake Paul Jewish? The boxer fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix has Jewish ancestry.

ISRAEL

Biden administration sanctions Israeli settler group, in move that Trump could reverse

Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel

A Ben & Jerry’s battle over Israel, long frozen, thaws anew amid Gaza war

Indie rocker Rafael Cohen grapples with his Latin American Jewish identity

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor

The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

‘The Goldman Case’ tells the true story of a French Jewish radical whose murder trial is still cloaked in mystery

Just add hot water? Matzah balls get a glow-up for the harried home cook.

Trump taps RFK Jr., whose anti-vaccine activism has included antisemitic comments, to lead Dept. of Health and Human Services

With visitors and donations down, San Francisco’s Jewish museum to shutter at least temporarily

From the Archives

Gentiles in Synagogue

Actress Observing High Holy Days Fired from ‘Fiddler on Roof’ Cast

Rosh Hashana Synagogue Worshippers Asked to Bring Guns

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