Beth Harpaz worked at the Forward as a reporter and now manages the Bintel Brief advice column. She previously covered politics and breaking news for The Associated Press. Email: [email protected].
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By Beth Harpaz
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His father was fatally shot by Memphis police 20 years ago
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She says the new name means ‘lion of God.’ In Hebrew, it appears to be a typo
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Culture This massive collection of 11 million postage stamps represents every life lost in the Holocaust
The stamps, collected by children, are on display at the American Philatelic Society with letters from survivors and victims
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With his new app Threads, the tech titan is in the news again. Here a few things to know about his background and what he’s said about being Jewish
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Fast Forward USS Carl Levin is the latest US Navy ship to honor a Jewish American
Ship named for the late US senator from Michigan who was a staunch supporter of the military
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