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You can’t defend haredi Orthodox Jews against violence while demonizing our schools

Groups that smear yeshiva education thicken the cloud of hostility against Jews who wear their Jewishness openly, writes Rabbi Avi Shafran.

By Rabbi Avi Shafran January 24, 2020 11:45 am

Selma van de Perre, right, being interviewed about her book at the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Jan. 9, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

As number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, educators assess the impact of living testimony

Despite consensus on the power of witnesses, some experts argue that Hollywood and the arts are by far the main vehicles for teaching about the genocide.

January 22, 2020 5:00 pm

How to retire to Israel

Careful planning and an open attitude toward the challenges of entering a new life stage in a new country are key elements to success.

January 22, 2020 4:28 pm

Employees become owners at Chicago’s beloved kosher barbecue restaurant

By Yvette Alt Miller January 21, 2020 2:58 pm

Hank Azaria says he will no longer voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

By Marcy Oster January 21, 2020 11:43 am

23% of French Jews say they were assaulted by anti-Semites, survey finds

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 21, 2020 10:22 am

This 28-year-old makes a living visiting every country in the world

By Josefin Dolsten January 16, 2020 3:29 pm

Don’t wait until we’re married to involve us in Jewish life

By Beth Ruth Vander Stoep January 15, 2020 3:34 pm

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Finding the perfect Passover program

By Amy Dubitsky January 15, 2020 2:41 pm

Trailblazing book by Jewish author Ezra Jack Keats is most checked-out book ever at New York Public Library

By Penny Schwartz January 15, 2020 2:38 pm

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You can’t defend haredi Orthodox Jews against violence while demonizing our schools

As number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, educators assess the impact of living testimony

Employees become owners at Chicago’s beloved kosher barbecue restaurant

Hank Azaria says he will no longer voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

23% of French Jews say they were assaulted by anti-Semites, survey finds

This 28-year-old makes a living visiting every country in the world

Don’t wait until we’re married to involve us in Jewish life

Finding the perfect Passover program

Trailblazing book by Jewish author Ezra Jack Keats is most checked-out book ever at New York Public Library

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