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Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

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Argentina seizes trove of Nazi memorabilia as part of international arms investigation

By Juan Melamed November 18, 2024 8:43 am

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Biden administration sanctions Israeli settler group, in move that Trump could reverse

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Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel

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As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

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Indie rocker Rafael Cohen grapples with his Latin American Jewish identity

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor

By Jackie Hajdenberg November 15, 2024 3:21 pm

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The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

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‘The Goldman Case’ tells the true story of a French Jewish radical whose murder trial is still cloaked in mystery

By Shira Li Bartov November 15, 2024 10:46 am

Nooish and Manischewitz matzah ball products.

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Just add hot water? Matzah balls get a glow-up for the harried home cook.

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Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

My survivor parents taught me to loathe Germany. Was I ready to forgive?

National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher who reissued antisemitic books

Argentina seizes trove of Nazi memorabilia as part of international arms investigation

ISRAEL

Biden administration sanctions Israeli settler group, in move that Trump could reverse

Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel

A Ben & Jerry’s battle over Israel, long frozen, thaws anew amid Gaza war

As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

Is Jake Paul Jewish? The boxer fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix has Jewish ancestry.

Indie rocker Rafael Cohen grapples with his Latin American Jewish identity

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor

The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

‘The Goldman Case’ tells the true story of a French Jewish radical whose murder trial is still cloaked in mystery

Just add hot water? Matzah balls get a glow-up for the harried home cook.

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

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