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Fast Forward Will Scharf, co-founder of ‘Jews Against Soros,’ is Trump’s new White House staff secretary
Scharf faced antisemitic attacks during his failed run for Missouri attorney general
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Netanyahu’s speech: Some members of Congress will boycott. Who else have they snubbed?
As Congress prepares to host Netanyahu, a look back at the past two decades shows that Israel’s leaders are not the only ones that have been boycotted
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Israeli hospital has been quietly harboring 24 patients from Gaza and their families since October
A grandmother of a sick toddler says they’re ‘living between two hells’
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Battle over bodies: Israel is holding a dead Palestinian prisoner as leverage for Gaza hostages
Walid Daqqa, who died of cancer at 62, was a ‘uniting national figure’ for Palestinians. Now he’s a bargaining chip.
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Israeli kids with life-threatening illnesses find respite from war at Catskills camp
Along with the medical treatment, Camp Simcha aims to give ailing children a regular Jewish camp experience
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4 congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany
The building is a case study in how Jewish institutions in Germany are funded and operated
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Should President Biden retire? Old Jewish men offer advice
President Joe Biden, age 81, faces pressure to step down as the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2024 election. Three active octogenarians have some thoughts
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Jews felt Australia was a safe and boundless space. Then the Israel-Hamas war began, and everything changed
A community known for its disproportionate number of descendants of Holocaust sees change in the land they love, if only for being so far removed from the hatreds that plagued their forebears
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As Alec Baldwin court trial begins, what Jewish law says about charges against him
Alec Baldwin's trial for "Rust" death begins in New Mexico this week. Armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted. Jewish law speaks to the case themes
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After antisemitism scandals, the U.K.’s Labour party regained the Jewish vote. What’s next?
Journalist Jonathan Freedland weighs in on what a remarkable landslide victory might mean for British Jews
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‘The most important tattoo I ever did’: Artists volunteer to ink Oct. 7 survivors
A project called "HEALING INK" brings together tattooists from Israel and abroad
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UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
Starmer’s wife is Jewish, they’re raising their kids as Jews, and Friday night dinner is sacrosanct
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