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Israel may have just hit a turning point in its war on Gaza but not for the reason you think
Forget about international outrage and protests in Tel Aviv. Ultra-Orthodox Jews could spell the en…
Joshua Zitser
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7 celebrities who converted to Judaism
Isla Fisher attends the 2019 Emmys.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
Erin McDowell
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Israeli billionaire heiress covertly paid celebrities thousands to promote 'family purity' and advocate against having sex on period, report says
Ruthy Leviev-Yelizarov covertly paid celebrities thousands to advocate against married women having…
Joshua Zitser
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Moscow's chief rabbi, now in exile, says war has been 'a catastrophe' for Jews in Ukraine
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt told The Times newspaper that Russia's invasion has caused most Jews to f…
Charles R. Davis
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3 Russian oligarchs step down from the Jewish philanthropy group they founded after pledging $10 million in aid to Ukraine
Sanctioned billionaires Petr Aven, Mikhail Fridman, and German Kahn have resigned from GPG's board …
Hannah Towey
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'It's been a really, really tough journey for them': How Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced a Jewish orphanage to flee Odesa
Tikva Children's Home in Odessa made the decision to evacuate after Russian bombs fell near its orp…
Charles R. Davis
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I fled an extremist Jewish cult in Guatemala when I was 15 years old. I grew up with virtually no education and wasn't allowed to show love to my parents.
Lev Tahor leaders are on trial in New York for fraud and kidnapping. I fled the extremist group aft…
Mendy Levy as told to Jacob Shamsian
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A Jewish man said he was 'bullied relentlessly' as a student in the Texas district where an administrator wanted to present 'opposing' Holocaust views
Jewish residents went to a Southlake, Texas, school board meeting to voice frustration with an admi…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A gay Israeli soldier says he's going to fly the LGBTQ+ flag on his tank while fighting Hamas
Yoav Atzmoni told Insider that he jumped at the chance of serving in the Israeli military to defend…
Thibault Spirlet
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How Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque became a central point of conflict between Israel and Palestine
Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, is at the center of escalat…
Havovi Cooper,Barbara Corbellini Duarte,Tam Hunt,Hannah Jiang
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A unique African community who have practiced Judaism for a century despite persecution say they deserve the right to be recognized as Jews by Israel
Yosef Kibita, a convert from Uganda, is the central figure in a legal battle to recognize the Abayu…
Joshua Zitser
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After more than 75 years, Jewish World War II service members killed in action and buried under crosses are getting proper headstones
Nonprofit Operation Benjamin is replacing headstones with crosses to Stars of David for the Jewish …
Doree Lewak
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Supreme Court blocks some COVID-19 restrictions at religious services in New York, marking a shift from decisions made before Amy Coney Barrett joined the bench
The judgment marks the significance of Coney Barrett's addition to the bench as cementing the court…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Orthodox and Haredi Hasidic Jews in a New York suburb say they're scapegoats in the coronavirus crisis. The 'othering' goes back decades.
More than 90,000 Jews, many of them Orthodox or Haredi Hassidic, call Rockland County home. During …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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The Jewish holiday Purim starts on March 16. Here's what Purim is and how to celebrate it.
A group of Orthodox Jewish boys dance and sing during the Jewish holiday of Purim on March 5, 2015.…
Gabbi Shaw
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The coronavirus pandemic is fueling anti-Semitism around the world, and the US is no exception
The pandemic has breathed new life into centuries-old anti-Semitic rhetoric that blames Jews for th…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Vegan Jewish deli food is taking off, from carrot 'lox' to plant-based pastrami
With Jewish delis under threat around the country, a new crop of vegan entrepreneurs say offering p…
Joe Baur
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Rep. Lauren Boebert reportedly asked an Orthodox Jewish group if they were doing 'reconnaissance' at the Capitol
"I'm too short to see anyone's yarmulkes," said Boebert. Her office said that she was actually tryi…
Bryan Metzger
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Jon Stewart accuses J.K. Rowling of using an antisemitic trope for goblin bankers in 'Harry Potter'
Stewart drew comparisons between goblins in "Harry Potter" and illustrations of Jewish people in an…
Zac Ntim
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Missouri's abortion ban declares 'Almighty God is the author of life.' Faith leaders beg to differ in new suit.
They say the ban violates their religious freedom by subjecting them to "the religious dictates of …