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Crowd chants ‘Bring them home’ as parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at DNC

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

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

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

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

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

Josh Shapiro says antisemitism played ‘no role’ in his not getting picked as Kamala Harris’ running mate

Jason Schwartzman plays a small-town cantor with a spiritual crisis in ‘Between the Temples’

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