A new synagogue’s rite of passage in 2024: Shattered glass
In less than a year since opening, Kahal Ahavas Yisroel has had its windows broken twice
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Those viral images of Israeli Olympians advocating to ‘Bring them home’ are not actually from the Olympics
A video of Israeli gymnasts and an image of Israeli swimmers have gone viral this week, but neither are from the Paris Olympics, as many are claiming
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Congressional aides create website to protest U.S. support for Israel’s campaign in Gaza
Staffers may submit posts to the 'Congressional Dissent Channel' anonymously
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Nick Itkin wins bronze in Paris, becoming first of Jewish fencers to medal
Itkin also won bronze in the team competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games
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Pittsburgh Jewish community targeted with antisemitic graffiti
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized
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David Biale, scholar of Jewish thinkers and ideas on the margins, dies at 75
One of his best-known books was a history of Jewish attitudes about sexuality
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French police investigating death threats targeting Israeli Olympians
Members of Israel’s Olympic delegation had received messages prior to the Paris games saying “we intend to repeat the events of Munich 1972."
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Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal
The four-time Olympian is now a five-time medalist, with two events still to come this week
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Jewish eaters again aid diner targeted for supporting Israel and hostages in Gaza
The diner was boycotted in October after its non-Jewish owner put up the hostage posters and displayed several Israeli flags. A recent vandalism attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
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Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, in escalation of harsh rhetoric over Gaza war
Erdogan’s comments were especially notable because Turkey is part of NATO, the international alliance of Western nations
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Rocket from Lebanon kills 12 children and teens in Israel, raising prospects of broader war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved up his return from the United States, and Israeli officials promised a heavy response to the attack
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