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The Latest: Hundreds of 'No Kings' protests and rallies planned for Saturday over Trump’s policies

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Mandatory military service for Israel's ultra-Orthodox tests Netanyahu's rule

Read full article: Mandatory military service for Israel's ultra-Orthodox tests Netanyahu's rule

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu faces the greatest test to his rule since Oct. 7, 2023.

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Netanyahu's government could collapse over Israel's ultra-Orthodox military draft law

Read full article: Netanyahu's government could collapse over Israel's ultra-Orthodox military draft law

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a vote to dissolve parliament and key coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government.

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Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release

Read full article: Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release

This year's Boulder Jewish Festival has been reimagined to focus on community healing.

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2 more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about security in and around US synagogues

Read full article: 2 more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about security in and around US synagogues

For the leaders of U.S. Jewish institutions, the recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.

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Anti-Defamation League leader looks at what’s fueling rise in antisemitic incidents in wake of Boulder attack

Read full article: Anti-Defamation League leader looks at what’s fueling rise in antisemitic incidents in wake of Boulder attack

Lonny Wilk with the Anti-Defamation League joined us on The Morning Show to look at what’s fueling the rise in antisemitic incidents and potential solutions.

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Paris probes antisemitic vandalism targeting synagogues and a Holocaust memorial

Read full article: Paris probes antisemitic vandalism targeting synagogues and a Holocaust memorial

Authorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites across the capital were defaced with green paint overnight.

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Chabad UNF striving to help hundreds of students feel like they always have a place they can call home

Read full article: Chabad UNF striving to help hundreds of students feel like they always have a place they can call home

Jacksonville is home to approximately 15,000 Jewish residents, and the University of North Florida offers several resources for Jewish students, one of which is Chabad UNF, which aims to create a welcoming and supportive space at the university.

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LIVE: Jewish Unity and Solidarity Gathering held one week after deadly shooting at Capital Jewish Museum

Read full article: LIVE: Jewish Unity and Solidarity Gathering held one week after deadly shooting at Capital Jewish Museum

American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) and others are hosting a Jewish Unity & Solidarity Gathering a week after the deadly shooting at the Capitol Jewish Museum.

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Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem

Read full article: Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem

Groups of Israeli Jews chanting “Death to Arabs” have made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students

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The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus.

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Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues' lives cut short by gunman

Read full article: Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues' lives cut short by gunman

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were colleagues, and they were a couple, days away from a marriage proposal.

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Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said

Read full article: Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said

Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.

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Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

Read full article: Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”.

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Jewish American Heritage Month: Recognizing 2 local political trailblazers

Read full article: Jewish American Heritage Month: Recognizing 2 local political trailblazers

Two local Jewish Americans made their mark on politics before the turn of the 20th century.

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A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

Read full article: A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the World War II is coming back to life.

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Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean

Read full article: Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean

As firefighters in Suriname battled to save buildings in the historic city center of Paramaribo in April, volunteers were scanning documents from the Neveh Shalom Synagogue in an effort to preserve the history of the thousands of Jews who have called the city home since the 1700s.

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The JCA serves as a hub for Jacksonville’s Jewish community. Members hope ongoing renovations extend its future

Read full article: The JCA serves as a hub for Jacksonville’s Jewish community. Members hope ongoing renovations extend its future

May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a time when Jewish contributions to American culture and history are honored, and News4JAX is highlighting the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA).

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Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in Northeast Florida

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News4Jax is celebrating Northeast Florida's Jewish Community all month long for Jewish American Heritage Month.

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How did Jewish American Heritage Month start?

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May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and all month long News4Jax is celebrating by highlighting local organizations, people and history.

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Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

Read full article: Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year.

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70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

Read full article: 70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive, but according to a study 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years.

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Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics

Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics

James Gunn’s upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day.

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Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique

Read full article: Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique

James Gunn's upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day.

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Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

Read full article: Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.

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Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home

Read full article: Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion was the target of an arson attack last weekend, but the attacker's motives are unclear.

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What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the arson at his official residence

Read full article: What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the arson at his official residence

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has reopened his official residence to the public barely a week after an arsonist’s fire tore through one wing.

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Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

Read full article: Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

Members of a 104-year-old Pasadena synagogue that was burned down in the Los Angeles fires in January are getting ready to celebrate Passover.

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Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits

Read full article: Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says the Trump administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits.

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Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Read full article: Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Passover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.

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Auburn's Bruce Pearl a vocal leader of a trio of Jewish coaches with teams at the Final Four

Read full article: Auburn's Bruce Pearl a vocal leader of a trio of Jewish coaches with teams at the Final Four

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, Florida’s Todd Golden and Duke’s Jon Scheyer are basketball rivals at the Final Four with a unique thread of connection.

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Governor DeSantis unveils Florida Holocaust memorial in Tallahassee

Read full article: Governor DeSantis unveils Florida Holocaust memorial in Tallahassee

Governor Ron DeSantis holds press conference in Tallahassee with Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director

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Purim celebrations in Jacksonville: A beacon of unity amid rising antisemitism

Read full article: Purim celebrations in Jacksonville: A beacon of unity amid rising antisemitism

As antisemitic incidents have risen nationally over the past 18 months, the Jewish community in Northeast Florida is finding strength and solidarity through the celebration of Purim, a vibrant holiday that commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people from the villainous Haman.

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A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Read full article: A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax.

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Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University

Read full article: Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University

The Trump administration says it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University.

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The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

Read full article: The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms.

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Jewish population in West Bank keeps rising. Settlers hope Trump will accelerate growth

Read full article: Jewish population in West Bank keeps rising. Settlers hope Trump will accelerate growth

The Jewish population in the West Bank grew at twice the rate of the general Israeli population last year.

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Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

Read full article: Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.

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At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

Read full article: At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.

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How faith can be good for your heart health

Read full article: How faith can be good for your heart health

Did you know there are more than 4,000 religions across the globe and 85% of people around the world identify with one of them? But could going to church not only save your soul but be good for your heart?

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Live: Jewish community gathers in San Marco for menorah lighting

Read full article: Live: Jewish community gathers in San Marco for menorah lighting

The Jewish community will come together Monday in San Marco for a menorah lighting.

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Jacksonville Jewish Community celebrates 2nd night of Hanukkah with music, food, lighting of Chanukkiah

Read full article: Jacksonville Jewish Community celebrates 2nd night of Hanukkah with music, food, lighting of Chanukkiah

The Jacksonville Jewish Community is celebrating the second night of Hanukkah.

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US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

Read full article: US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior.

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University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

Read full article: University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.

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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in

Read full article: As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in

As the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle.

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Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad

Read full article: Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad

Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn't focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs.

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Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

Read full article: Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election win.

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Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip

Read full article: Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has canceled his planned trip to United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan so he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities condemned as antisemitic.

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Jacksonville man arrested for alleged racial slurs, death threats against Jews and African Americans

Read full article: Jacksonville man arrested for alleged racial slurs, death threats against Jews and African Americans

A man accused of making vile threats to members of the Jewish and African American communities was arrested Friday at his Arlington home.

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Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba

Read full article: Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has dismissed his foreign minister hours after the country voted against the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba at the U.N. Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was replaced by the current Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S., Gerardo Werthein, Milei’s spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on his X account.

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Biden marks anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11

Read full article: Biden marks anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11

President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Saturday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers.

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Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joy

Read full article: Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joy

Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah.

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Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

Read full article: Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past two presidential elections.

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For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October

Read full article: For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October

Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

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Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues

Read full article: Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues

A California man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men outside Los Angeles synagogues last year.

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Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters

Read full article: Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters

Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

Read full article: As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

The stakes have gone up for students protesting the war in Gaza as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines this fall in hopes of avoiding disruptions like last spring’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which led to some 3,200 arrests.

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Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in Gaza

Read full article: Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in Gaza

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says he is “gutted” after the killings of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

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Former Cornell student gets 21 months in prison for posting violent threats to Jewish students

Read full article: Former Cornell student gets 21 months in prison for posting violent threats to Jewish students

A former Cornell University student arrested for posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus last fall after the start of the war in Gaza has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

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Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead

Read full article: Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead

A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue.

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Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

Read full article: Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was one of Harris’ finalists for the job and seen as someone who could help Democrats win a key swing state and make history by electing the first Jewish vice president.

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Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'

Read full article: Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'

Former President Donald Trump claims Vice President Kamala Harris “doesn’t like Jewish people” even though she's married to a Jewish man.

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Antisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint

Read full article: Antisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint

The Anti-Defamation League says the Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of antisemitism” that swept through classrooms after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.

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Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

Read full article: Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory.

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30 years after attack on Argentina's Jewish center, Milei makes promises. But the anguish remains

Read full article: 30 years after attack on Argentina's Jewish center, Milei makes promises. But the anguish remains

On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, Diana Malamud said she endures a brutal “Groundhog’s Day.”.

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Prosecutors say neo-Nazi 'murder cult' leader plotted to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NYC

Read full article: Prosecutors say neo-Nazi 'murder cult' leader plotted to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NYC

Prosecutors say the leader of a violent neo-Nazi extremist group based in eastern Europe has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City to sow terror.

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Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government

Read full article: Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government

The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday.

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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem

Read full article: Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling

Read full article: Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours.

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In France's high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division

Read full article: In France's high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division

Antisemitism has surged as a hot-button issue in France's high-stakes legislative election campaign.

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Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?

Read full article: Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?

Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafted ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army.

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Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government

Read full article: Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government

Israel’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza.

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Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting

Read full article: Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

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As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign

Read full article: As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign

The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country’s legislative elections.

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A piece of St. Augustine’s civil rights history that often goes untold

Read full article: A piece of St. Augustine’s civil rights history that often goes untold

Sixteen Jewish Rabbis were arrested 60 years ago today for demonstrating against segregation in St. Augustine. They were walking along side Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King.

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Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Read full article: Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans.

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Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

Read full article: Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus.

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Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions

Read full article: Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters have blocked roads in Jerusalem as Israel's Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community.

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Jacksonville celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month

Read full article: Jacksonville celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month

The City of Jacksonville will celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month during an event at City Hall on Wednesday

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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

Read full article: French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

France’s Interior Minister says that a man who was shot and killed by police after a suspected arson attack on a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen was an Algerian national who’d sought medical treatment in France and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist.

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Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba

Read full article: Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba

The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple

Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple

Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters.

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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war

Read full article: In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war

President Joe Biden has condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.”.

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The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

Read full article: The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

U.S. university presidents have joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis for a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz.

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Why education is important when talking about Holocaust Remembrance Week

Read full article: Why education is important when talking about Holocaust Remembrance Week

Why education is important when talking about Holocaust Remembrance Week

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Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

Read full article: Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November.

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House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

Read full article: House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

House Republicans are investigating the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war.

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Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests

Read full article: Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests

Some Jewish students have taken part in strident pro-Palestinian protests dominating U.S. colleges in recent weeks, but few have led rallies in support of Israel or against perceived displays of antisemitism.

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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

Read full article: House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.

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Warsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported

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Poland's chief rabbi says that Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs during the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt.

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House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

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House Republicans are investigating the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war.

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Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses

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Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden.

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Pro-Palestinians demand Jacksonville city council support Gaza as tensions escalate across college campuses

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Recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations have led to concerns about the safety of Jewish people, especially on college campuses where some Jewish students say they no longer feel safe.

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‘Hate has no home in Jacksonville’: City Council takes stand with anti-hate crime legislation

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Members of the Jacksonville City Council stood in front of a memorial Monday for the three innocent lives that were taken after a hate crime to announce a solution to a broken community’s demand for change.

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London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark concerns about the safety of Jews

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London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an “openly Jewish″ man’s presence along the route of a pro-Palestinian march risked provoking the demonstrators.

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War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances

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Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year.

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Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive

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Jews around the world will soon celebrate Passover, recounting the biblical story of their exodus from Egypt after hundreds of years of slavery.

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Columbia's president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism

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Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president unequivocally denounced antisemitism on her campus.

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Retired Air Force veteran says Iran’s drone strikes on Israel could cause gas prices to rise

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A retired Air Force veteran said he doesn’t think the tensions will rise between Iran and Israel, but the conflict could cause gas prices to rise.

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Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?

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Iran’s dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel.

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A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war

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An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who've criticized the conflict.

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