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JD Vance heckled over Middle East policy at conservative event
(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance was interrupted by antiwar hecklers during a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, underscoring growing backlash over U.S. policy in the Middle East among young Republicans. “Jesus Christ does not support genocide,” one person shouted out during the event at the University of Georgia. Shortly after, a voice yelled…
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Congress removes deadline for Holocaust-looted art claims, setting stage for more restitution battles
(JTA) — A new U.S. law removing a deadline for laying claim to art looted during the Holocaust has gone into effect after President Donald Trump signed it on Monday. The 2025 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, or HEAR Act, expands on a 2016 law, signed by President Barack Obama, that permits victims and descendants…
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Jewish food writer Joan Nathan knew her relative became a Catholic martyr. A search reveals the rest of his Holocaust history.
(JTA) — As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history. The “Julia Child of Jewish cooking” has even written about it in her recent autobiography, “My Life in Recipes.” But many details about her father’s family, most of whom had perished in the…
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Phasing out US subsidies for Israel’s military will strengthen our alliance — not end it
The United States treats Israel differently from all our other close allies, granting far more military aid with far less oversight. Contrary to traditional wisdom, this exceptionalism is no longer in the best interest of either country. As an American Jew with deep ties to the state of Israel, whose grandparents were among the founders…
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Most American Jews oppose AIPAC spending in Democratic primaries, survey finds
(JTA) — The majority of American Jews oppose the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC spending funds raised from Republican donors in Democratic primaries, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The survey, which was conducted by GBAO Strategies on behalf of the liberal pro-Israel lobby J Street, comes as AIPAC has faced heightened scrutiny for pouring millions…
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Hampshire College closure reverberates for alumni who treasured a Yiddishist hub
Hampshire College, once a hub for Yiddish scholarship thanks to its proximity to the Yiddish Book Center, will close by the end of the year amid financial challenges. The Yiddish Book Center will not be affected by the closure, said spokesperson Rebecka McDougall, noting that the Yiddish Book Center owns its land and building, located…
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Forverts podcast episode 12: Languages
דער פֿאָרווערטס האָט שוין אַרויסגעלאָזט דעם צוועלעפֿטן קאַפּיטל פֿונעם ייִדישן פּאָדקאַסט, Yiddish With Rukhl. דאָס מאָל איז די טעמע „שפּראַכן“. דאָ וועט איר הערן צוויי אַרטיקלען. דער ערשטער, געשריבן פֿונעם סאָציאָלאָג שיקל פֿישמאַן ז״ל, הייסט „וואָס איז געווען דאָס ערשטע לשון אויף דער וועלט?“ דעם געדרוקטן טעקסט קענט איר געפֿינען דאָ. דער צווייטער אַרטיקל הייסט…
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A chance for the descendants of Holocaust victims to reclaim a piece of the past
Levi Buxbaum boarded the S.S. St. Louis on May 13, 1939, both relieved and hopeful. Relieved to be leaving Nazi Germany behind, hopeful that he would soon reunite with his daughters. But 14 days later, when the ship arrived in Havana, most of its passengers were denied entry. Refused safe harbor in Cuba, the United…
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Jews and other minorities face similar levels of campus hostility, Brandeis survey finds
The first academic study comparing the experience of Jewish students on college campuses to that of other minority groups found that Jews and other marginalized populations, including Black and Muslim students, face comparable levels of discrimination. The findings were part of a national survey involving thousands of respondents focused on antisemitism that also polled student…
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How Gog and Magog have remained relevant throughout history
די תּנכישע נבֿואה װעגן גוג און מגוג, צװײ מעכטיקע צפֿונדיקע פֿעלקער װאָס װעלן אין דער צוקונפֿט באַפֿאַלן ישׂראל, האָט לאַנג פֿאַרכאַפּט ייִדישע, קריסטלעכע און איסלאַמישע מיסטיקער און טעאָלאָגן. יחזקאל הנבֿיא האָט פּרטימדיק באַשריבן די קומעדיקע מלחמה אין זײַן ספֿר, אין די קאַפּיטלען לח־לט. גאָט װעט ברענגען די מחנות פֿון גוג און מגוג „פֿון די עקן…
