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

The law enforcement raid on Friday is the latest legal action against the group, which is often described as a cult.

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

18 notable Jews who died in 2024

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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

When I fell behind in public school, it was time to think small

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

Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-school Jewish baked goods with a modern twist

Vladimir Putin accuses ‘ethnic Jews’ of tearing apart the Russian Orthodox Church

ISRAEL

Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

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

Tel Aviv-area school hit by Houthi missile fired from Yemen

GOP-led congressional report on campus antisemitism recommends cutting funds to universities that boycott Israel

Estonian university cuts ties with Israeli institution, drawing government rebuke

Sufganiyot in the city: Where to get Hanukkah donuts in NYC this year

Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in just over a year

Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ deliberations for interfaith families

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

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