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A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes

Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works.

IDEAS

What an obituary writer learned by saying goodbye to hundreds of people

My Solomon Schechter school embodied a bygone American, Zionist and New York Jewish dream

The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement

Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

Massachusetts man arrested for antisemitic threats had Nazi flag, guns and ammo

Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy signals optimism on a deal

ISRAEL

Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.

Families of American hostages held in Gaza to attend Trump’s inauguration

Bedouin father taken hostage on Oct. 7 found dead in Gaza; evidence suggests son was also killed

Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

Israeli leaders threaten ‘war’ in the West Bank after terror attack

Dept. of Education opens Title VI antisemitism investigation at Sarah Lawrence College, where Hillel alleged atmosphere of intimidation

Warsaw Ghetto memorial defaced with anti-Israel graffiti

Investing firm to stop assessing human rights risk in ‘contiguous territorial disputes’ after scrutiny from pro-Israel groups

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader who was convicted of Holocaust denial, dies at 96

Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says

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