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Most likely to antagonize Jewish students this spring: High school yearbooks

School districts in New Jersey, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas apologized and took action over yearbook material dealing with Israel and Oct. 7.

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Jewish officer resigns from US Army to protest Gaza war, citing lessons of the Holocaust

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In Normandy, a Jewish veteran buried in a Nazi mass grave will receive a proper burial 80 years later

By Andrew Lapin June 6, 2024 10:58 am

The funeral procession of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress)

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Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

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Columbia settles suit with Jewish student over encampments, promising additional security

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Jewish leaders condemn vandalism of OY/YO sign at Brooklyn Museum

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German Holocaust reparations increase again this year, but plateau expected as survivors perish

By Philissa Cramer June 5, 2024 12:18 pm

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Jewish Life Stories: Princeton’s longest-lived alumnus dies at 109

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 5, 2024 11:05 am

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First-time Jewish voters are thinking about Israel as they make up their minds

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Elliot Brandt, speaking at AIPAC's 2019 conference in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

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AIPAC taps its No. 2, Elliot Brandt, to be its next CEO at uncertain time for U.S.-Israel relations

By Ben Sales June 4, 2024 7:57 pm

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Most likely to antagonize Jewish students this spring: High school yearbooks

Some Jewish groups protest Biden’s executive order on immigration, but others are staying silent

ISRAEL

Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24, as coalition at home teeters

Jewish officer resigns from US Army to protest Gaza war, citing lessons of the Holocaust

‘Israelism,’ the progressive Jewish documentary roiling college campuses, gets digital release with Watermelon Pictures

In Normandy, a Jewish veteran buried in a Nazi mass grave will receive a proper burial 80 years later

Crown Heights mourns Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, a pivotal figure in Chabad’s global outreach

IDEAS

You don’t need a rabbi to get married, but here’s why it’s a good idea

How D-Day saved Europe, and my family, from the Nazis

Dreading wedding season? Shut up and dance with me.

Eric Adams declares ‘Eden Golan Day’ at United Hatzalah gala fundraiser

Columbia settles suit with Jewish student over encampments, promising additional security

Jewish leaders condemn vandalism of OY/YO sign at Brooklyn Museum

German Holocaust reparations increase again this year, but plateau expected as survivors perish

Jewish Life Stories: Princeton’s longest-lived alumnus dies at 109

First-time Jewish voters are thinking about Israel as they make up their minds

AIPAC taps its No. 2, Elliot Brandt, to be its next CEO at uncertain time for U.S.-Israel relations

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Wyden Election Win in Oregon Means Return of Senate Minyan

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