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Jackie Hajdenberg

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Israel or abortion rights: College-age US Orthodox women face tough call at ballot box

Torn between two candidates with diametrically opposed value systems – and sharing some of each – young female voters debate whether support for...

03.11.2024 30

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New York synagogue reveals sexual assault allegation against renowned late rabbi

Marshall T. Meyer led Upper West Side’s B’nai Jeshurun from 1985 to 1993; synagogue says allegations ‘credible,’ removing his name from...

01.11.2024 9

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FBI says it’s probing leak of US intel on Israel’s attack plans for Iran

White House says still unclear if classified documents were intentionally leaked or hacked, no signs additional classified information has made its...

23.10.2024 30

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Jewish members of New York co-op health food store file complaint over antisemitism

Jewish and Israeli members of Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Coop allege anti-Jewish, anti-Israel harassment commonplace, say no action taken against...

23.10.2024 20

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In new take on tradition, UK group urges families to ‘save seat in sukkah’ for hostages

Board of Deputies of British Jews’ initiative hearkens back to the age-old Jewish practice of inviting symbolic guests to temporary huts built for...

17.10.2024 50

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Palestinian cafe in California offers ‘Sweet Sinwar’ drink for October 7 anniversary

New menu at Oakland eatery also features ‘iced in tea fada’ celebrating ‘intifada’, inverted red triangles; Jewish groups decry glorification...

12.10.2024 50

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Police, FBI probing second antisemitic assault at University of Pittsburgh in weeks

Student tells police he was attacked, physically and verbally, by a group of six to eight men after they noticed his Star of David necklace

01.10.2024 40

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Lufthansa, Air France halt flights to Israel as Hezbollah vows to avenge pager blasts

German airline suspends operations to Tehran while French national carrier pauses service to Beirut in wake of explosions that Lebanese terror group...

18.09.2024 30

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23andMe agrees to $30m settlement over data breach targeting Jewish and Chinese users

Genetic testing company settles with plaintiffs over breach that was revealed when hacker published link to database labeled ‘ashkenazi DNA Data of...

18.09.2024 50

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American Jew faces execution in DR Congo for taking part in foiled coup

Photo of Benjamin Zalman-Polun with failed coup leader Christian Malanga at Tel Aviv ‘spy shop’ prompts conspiracy theories he was secret...

17.09.2024 30

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Boston man suffering from severe burns after self-immolating outside Israeli consulate

Matt Nelson had warned in a video uploaded to YouTube ahead of time that he was going to engage in an ‘extreme act of protest’ due to ‘the...

17.09.2024 30

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WHO hails success of polio 1st phase vaccination campaign in Gaza

Aided by localized ‘humanitarian pauses’ in fighting, effort aims to vaccinate more than 640,000 children in the Strip

05.09.2024 40

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CUNY under pressure to act amid series of anti-Israel protests at Hillel events

Jewish centers at multiple NY campuses picketed with banners reading ‘Bring the war home’ and ‘Hillel go to hell’ along with Hamas symbol of...

05.09.2024 40

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New Yorkers hold vigil to mourn 6 slain hostages recovered from Gaza

Orna Neutra, whose son Omer is still being held by Hamas, calls on attendees to keep pushing American and Israeli leaders to achieve captives’...

02.09.2024 20

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Temple University investigating pro-Palestinian march at campus Hillel

Demonstrations are part of a resurgence in campus protests as students return to school

31.08.2024 40

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Oregon man charged with making bomb threats against New York Jewish hospitals

Domagoj Patkovic, 31, arrested Tuesday, made multiple hoax calls to Jewish institutions and 911 operators that were broadcast live on Discord

21.08.2024 40

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After 7-year legal battle, Uganda Jewish man finally gets Israeli citizenship

Interior Ministry approves the bid of Yosef Kibita from the Abayudaya community after four conversions and years of roadblocks dating back to 2018

17.08.2024 30

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After Columbia president resigns, Jewish students say their goal is a ‘normal year’

Many students ambivalent over resignation of Minouche Shafik following months of anti-Israel unrest on campus, but seek more clarity from...

16.08.2024 30

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Teenage girl goes through entire Talmud in 2.5 years, breaking gender and speed norms

Amid an upswell of women in a typically male pursuit, Elke Bentley took advantage of newly available resources and a changing landscape to achieve her...

29.07.2024 40

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Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting returns to heirs of its original owner

Unlike museums that have fought in court to retain art stolen by Third Reich, Papanek family, who also survived Nazis, were happy to return...

27.07.2024 30

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After 100-mile hike, US Jewish Boy Scouts perform CPR to save passenger on their plane

Teens, their adviser and their nurse practitioner help save life of elderly man who went into cardiac arrest: ‘As pikuach nefesh as it...

23.07.2024 9

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Adidas ‘revising’ campaign for 1972 Munich Olympics shoe that features Bella Hadid

Protests after company picks model with ‘history of spreading antisemitism, calling for violence’ to promote shoe design from games where...

19.07.2024 50

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US religious freedom drive backs Jewish couple barred from Christian adoption agency

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State makes Gabe and Liz Rutan-Ram’s struggle to adopt the centerpiece of their critique of...

12.07.2024 20

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George Soros’s son to marry Hilary Clinton’s former adviser Huma Abedin

Abedin is known for her former marriage to disgraced Jewish politician Anthony Weiner who was jailed for sexting a minor

12.07.2024 50

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Reconstructionist Judaism affirms support for progressive Zionism amid recent divides

Movement says it backs Jewish state’s right to exist, Palestinian statehood and ending ‘military occupation of West Bank and Gaza,’...

03.07.2024 40

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Kentucky court rejects Jewish women’s challenge to state’s abortion laws

Judge says non-pregnant plaintiffs don’t have standing to argue post-Roe v. Wade limitations on in-vitro fertilization infringe on their...

02.07.2024 30

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Jewish parents join suit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Lawsuit argues that last week’s law violates the First Amendment, and some Jews feel that while rooted in the Bible, the statutes as presented...

26.06.2024 30

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New York kosher bakery chain Patis files for bankruptcy

The chain has 11 stores spread out across New York and New Jersey, that is famous for its high-quality pastries

22.06.2024 20

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U of Michigan, CUNY agree to make changes following federal antisemitism investigations

Settled on Monday, the Title VI cases against the two major universities are the first to conclude since a wave of anti-Israel activity erupted on...

18.06.2024 40

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Heather Conn Hendel, pillar of Toronto, NYC Jewish communities, dies at 48

Beloved teacher, matchmaker, and ‘Bikur Holim’ volunteer passes away months into marriage, shortly after giving birth to daughter

15.06.2024 50

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LA Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war

Young journalists from the Shalhevet High School’s periodical made to remove issues from neighborhood shops after principal retracts stories...

13.06.2024 10

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Influencer Montana Tucker criticized for hostage awareness skincare promo video

A rep for the social media star, who has advocated for the captives since Oct. 7, says the visit to Raz Ben Ami was not for pay, but the clip still...

29.05.2024 40

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Following backlash, YouTuber for toddlers sings prayer for children of Gaza, Israel

Rachel Griffin Accurso, whose ‘Ms. Rachel’ channel has 10 million subscribers, says she was cyberbullied for mentioning Gazan kids, but...

24.05.2024 10

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Toddler video superstar ‘Ms. Rachel’ launches Gaza fundraiser, dividing Jewish moms

The children’s YouTube sensation raises $50,000 in hours for Save the Children fund for kids in Gaza, Congo, Sudan and Ukraine; online forums for...

17.05.2024 50

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Cornell University president quits amid campus antisemitism, Gaza protests

In letter to university community, Martha Pollack cites ‘enormous, unexpected challenges’ posed by Gaza war, anti-Israel demonstrations,...

12.05.2024 80

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Cops probing self-proclaimed ‘Jew hater’ for yelling slurs at Detroit-area synagogue

Wife of Congregation Beth Shalom’s rabbi emeritus says man shouted ‘how are you doing, baby killer?’ and other slurs, later threw a...

11.05.2024 60

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In viral letter, 450 Jewish Columbia students say Zionism is core to their identity

Authors decry those trying to ‘speak in our name,’ from anti-Zionist Jewish students leading protests to Israel supporters from outside...

09.05.2024 60

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Jewish students at Columbia express feeling discomfort, isolation after campus chaos

Jews at university say they feel unheard amid pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests that have rocked school since Oct. 7, which escalated Thursday...

20.04.2024 50

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Mother of Israeli-American hostage Goldberg-Polin named to Time’s influential list

Other Jews in US magazine’s 100 ‘most influential’ people include comedian Alex Edelman, Oracle’s Larry Ellison and music...

18.04.2024 20

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‘Testament: The Story of Moses’ is a top Netflix show — and it features multiple rabbis

Released around Easter and Passover, the docudrama turns to Jewish, Christian and Muslim clergy, making it a great addition to the streamer’s...

10.04.2024 50

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Leading US medical journal examines its past endorsement of Nazi race science

Article in New England Journal of Medicine finds publication ‘enthusiastically praised German forced sterilization’ in the 1930s, was slow...

04.04.2024 20

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Poll: Most Americans, 90% of US Jews, perceive antisemitism uptick since October 7

73% of respondents say calls for violence against Jews or Muslims should be banned, 10% say such language should be allowed; most Muslims feel...

03.04.2024 50

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Popular Jewish comedian Modi has a new special. He wants non-Jews to watch, too

The funnyman popular with Orthodox Jews says the best way to end antisemitism is to invite people to ‘laugh with us’

29.03.2024 40

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Kosher restaurant on NYC’s Upper West Side vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti

Locals clean up graffiti at Effy’s, call it ‘the next step of what the antisemites are doing’ after tearing down posters of...

19.03.2024 50

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Canadian Jewish agencies sue government over rules they say curb kosher meat industry

Lawsuit by prominent kosher certification agencies claims leadership is seriously harming sale, distribution of domestically produced kosher beef

17.03.2024 40

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21 more countries agree to updated guidelines on restituting Nazi-looted art

WJRO and Claims Conference say 24 nations made minimal to no progress on issue, adding that it’s more difficult when it comes to pieces in...

09.03.2024 20

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For 3rd time, Matisyahu concert canceled amid threat of pro-Palestinian protests

Jewish American reggae singer vows he and his fans ‘won’t cower to these bullies’ after Chicago venue nixes show; will give returned...

09.03.2024 50

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Orthodox women activists pledge ‘sex strike’ in protest of religious divorce refusal

Form of protest leveraging Jewish sexual purity rituals as a pressure tactic aimed at supporting 29-year-old Malky Berkowitz, whose husband has...

08.03.2024 40

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Jewish fertility group helps Alabama clients undergo IVF elsewhere after state ruling

Jewish Fertility Foundation calls court decision classifying frozen embryos as unborn children a ‘worst-case scenario,’ as clinics have...

06.03.2024 50

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Heavy metal singer raises $29K for security for Matisyahu after pro-Palestinian protests

David Draiman, the Jewish frontman for band Disturbed, says he couldn’t let the reggae star and his family ‘continue to be...

29.02.2024 50

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