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Trump to nominate Elise Stefanik, who grilled university presidents on antisemitism, as UN ambassador

By Ben Sales November 11, 2024 9:48 am

Dutch Police stand guard after attacks on Israeli fans following the soccer game between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam on Nov. 8, 2024. (VLN Niews / ANP / AFP)

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Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US

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A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.

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By Luke Tress November 8, 2024 3:41 pm

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Einat Admony, acclaimed Israeli-American chef, opens her first restaurant in Brooklyn

By Rachel Ringler November 8, 2024 1:41 pm

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A Jewish couple created a disco-ball menorah to mark this year’s Hanukkah-New Year’s overlap

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Daniel Lurie, Jewish political neophyte and heir to Levi Strauss fortune, wins San Francisco mayoral race

By Andrew Lapin November 8, 2024 11:14 am

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Trump taps Mike Huckabee, evangelical favorite, to be ambassador to Israel

These new klezmer musicians aren’t old enough to drive

IDEAS

We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term

How Oct. 7 gave me the toughness I’ll need under a second Trump presidency

When the Nazis attacked synagogues on Kristallnacht, they were targeting Judaism’s heart and soul

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, narrowly wins reelection

Trump to nominate Elise Stefanik, who grilled university presidents on antisemitism, as UN ambassador

Jews are reeling from the Amsterdam attacks as unrest continues

ISRAEL

Cornell’s handling of a new course on Gaza could preview campus Israel battles under Trump

‘Where are all the Jews at?’ A year after mass rally for Israel, turnout at its followup is sparse

Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US

A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.

Anti-Israel protester indicted for hate crime for allegedly threatening Jewish man on subway

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season

Einat Admony, acclaimed Israeli-American chef, opens her first restaurant in Brooklyn

A Jewish couple created a disco-ball menorah to mark this year’s Hanukkah-New Year’s overlap

Daniel Lurie, Jewish political neophyte and heir to Levi Strauss fortune, wins San Francisco mayoral race

20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25

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Gentiles in Synagogue

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

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