World News
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American Jewish speedskater Emery Lehman wins silver in final Winter Olympics
(JTA) — Emery Lehman, a Jewish speedskater and four-time Olympian, captured a silver medal in the men’s team pursuit on Tuesday, his second career medal. Lehman, 29, and his teammates Casey Dawson and Ethan Cepuran finished 4.51 seconds behind the host country Italy in what was considered an unexpected loss for the United States. Since…
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Madrid museum sparks outcry after ejecting 3 elderly Israeli tourists who displayed Israeli flag, Star of David
(JTA) — A pro-Israel group says it is taking legal action against the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid after a museum staffer ejected three elderly Israeli women who displayed the Israeli flag and the Star of David on its premises. The incident drew condemnation from Jewish groups and leaders as video from the encounter on…
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More Jewish officials are rebuking Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs
(JTA) — Since assuming office last year, Florida Jewish Rep. Randy Fine has ignited pushback on a regular basis over his comments about Muslims and Palestinians. This week anger over a new tweet from the GOP Congressman spilled over even further, igniting a wide rebuke from Jews and pro-Israel figures on the other side of…
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A shocking Purim experience (from the memoirs of I. J. Singer)
אינעם בוך זכרונות פֿונעם פּראָזע־מײַסטער, י. י. זינגער, „פֿון אַ וועלט וואָס איז נישטאָ מער‟, געפֿינט זיך אַ רירנדיקע פּורים־מעשׂה. דאָס בוך איז אַרויס אין יאָר 1946, צוויי יאָר נאָך זינגערס פּלוצלינגדיקן, פֿריצײַטיקן טויט. דאָס ווערק האָט זיך צוערשט געדרוקט אין פֿאָרווערטס נאָך זײַן פּטירה, אונטערן נאָמען „אמתע פּאַסירונגען‟, אָבער זינגער אַליין האָט זײַן ווערק…
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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader with strained Jewish relations, dies at 84
(JTA) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Black leader who sought to build a “rainbow coalition” for America’s future but struggled to include Jews in it, has died at 84. For American Jews, Jackson’s use of an antisemitic epithet, criticism of Israel and association with the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan during his first presidential…
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Tragically, ‘genocide’ has become a meaningless word
One of the hallmarks of our degraded political discourse is the abuse of language. Consider some of the words that have either been drained of meaning or coined in order to mislead: terrorist, racist, fascist, anti-fascist, woke, grooming — and lately, in some cases, antisemitism. And now, sadly: genocide. Coined in 1944 to refer to…
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Mamdani appoints progressive Israel critic to oversee NYC’s global diplomacy
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a political party leader who has led campaigns critical of Israel to lead his office’s international affairs unit, whose duties include interacting with the United Nations and handling diplomatic relations. Ana Maria Archila is cochair of the Working Families Party, which supported Mamdani’s mayoral bid and whose…
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How the Jewish Museum brought Black film history to new audiences
It was 1970 and Black-Jewish relations weren’t at their best. Two years earlier, the Ocean-Brownsville teachers’ strike in Brooklyn had pitted Black and Jewish New Yorkers against one another. Distrust lingered between Black artists and museums after the controversial 1969 Met exhibit Harlem on My Mind showcased life and culture in Harlem, but excluded the…
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Berlin film festival fends off criticism after jury president Wim Wenders rebuffs calls to criticize Israel
(JTA) — BERLIN — The renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy has announced she will not attend Berlin’s annual international film festival over its jury’s refusal to comment on the war in Gaza. Dozens of past and present participants in the Berlinale, meanwhile, are criticizing the festival for its “silence” on Gaza in an open letter…
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Art by women portraying their experiences in the concentration camps
דאָס איז איינער פֿון אַ סעריע קורצע אַרטיקלען אָנגעשריבן אױף אַ רעלאַטיװ גרינגן ייִדיש און געצילעװעט אױף סטודענטן. די מחברטע איז אַלײן אַ ייִדיש־סטודענטקע. דאָ קען מען לײענען די פֿריִערדיקע אַרטיקלען אין דער סעריע. צענדליקער יאָרן אײדער דער קאַרטוניסט אַרט שפּיגלמאַן האָט פּובליקירט „מאַוס“ האָבן עטלעכע ייִדישע פֿרױען — מערסטנס לעבן געבליבענע פֿון די נאַציסטישע…
