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A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

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

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Trump taps Senate staffer as National Security Council’s Middle East director

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Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

By Philissa Cramer January 8, 2025 8:23 am

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

By Ben Sales January 7, 2025 4:23 pm

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

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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

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

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

By Ben Sales January 7, 2025 4:07 pm

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

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 7, 2025 3:27 pm

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

By Ben Sales January 7, 2025 2:29 pm

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

By Andrew Lapin January 7, 2025 1:44 pm

A view of the Umschlagplatz memorial before the vandalism. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Warsaw Ghetto memorial defaced with anti-Israel graffiti

By Ben Sales January 7, 2025 12:05 pm

United States

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

By Asaf Elia-Shalev January 7, 2025 10:00 am

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

By Philissa Cramer January 7, 2025 9:01 am

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A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

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

Trump taps Senate staffer as National Security Council’s Middle East director

Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

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

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

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

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

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Gentiles in Synagogue

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

Rosh Hashana Synagogue Worshippers Asked to Bring Guns

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