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How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump
The political shift in Pico-Robertson, an Orthodox neighborhood in LA's Westside, reflects voters with a change of heart and changing demographics
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Politics Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
What happened on Nov. 5 was not a referendum on anything other than discontent
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Politics 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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Politics Like our patriarch Abraham, American Jews face 10 post-election tests of our values
We must respect different opinions, remember we were slaves in Egypt and lead by example
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Politics Trump taps RFK Jr., whose anti-vaccine activism has included antisemitic comments, to lead Dept. of Health and Human Services
Kennedy has claimed that COVID was “ethnically targeted” to avoid Ashkenazi Jews, and has compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust
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What a Trump second presidency will mean for school prayer, campus antisemitism and other education issues Jews care — and worry — about
'Every Jewish parent needs to be on guard,' said Frank Ravitch, a law professor who specializes in religious rights
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Politics Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
Gaetz voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Act because it rejected the Christian ‘gospel’ that Jews killed Jesus
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Politics Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
Trump's new cabinet will include Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, and other loyalists with strong pro-Israel stances
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Politics Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote
Trump's first picks include Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Elise Stefanik and John Ratcliffe
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Politics Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy, appointed special envoy to the Middle East
Witkoff was by the former president's side in September when a would-be assassin took aim
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Politics Voters elected Hitler because they liked his fascist promise. Trump’s reelection repeats that history
The failures of a campaign run on the argument that Trump embodies authoritarian principles are telling, and tragic
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School prayer timeline: The evolution of prayer in schools, from Founding Fathers to President Trump’s commitment to bringing it back
The separation of church and state makes school prayer unlawful, but a conservative Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump are signaling a change
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