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Mississippi fire suspect called the temple a ‘synagogue of Satan’
A man who confessed to setting fire to a historic Mississippi temple on Saturday told law enforcement it was the “synagogue of Satan.” Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged Monday with damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. Security camera footage from Beth Israel Congregation — the only synagogue in Jackson,…
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Charles Grodin was a curmudgeon with a gooey center
It’s fair to say Charles Grodin, star of stage, screen and radio, had a reputation for being difficult. At times he seemed to relish it. A new documentary, Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause, contends that his disruptive behavior went all the way back to Hebrew school days. Young Chuck was reportedly ousted from the…
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A Jewish baby became the face of Nazi Aryan propaganda. Her life story outlasted the lie.
(JTA) — Hessy Levinsons Taft, a Jewish woman whose baby photo was selected in a competition to represent the Aryan race in Nazi Germany, died on Jan. 1 at 91. Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German…
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Australian Parliament to Return to Pass Hate Speech Laws After Bondi Attack
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone Australia’s national parliament will cut short its summer break to pass laws tackling hate speech after the Bondi Beach mass…
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Iran’s Traders, Frustrated by Economic Losses, Turn Against Clerics
People walk past closed shops following protests over a plunge in the currency’s value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar, Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran’s bazaar merchants, the trader class who were the financial backbone of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have turned against the clerics they helped bring to power, fulling unrest…
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Timothée Chalamet Continues Winning Streak at Golden Globes for Lead Role in ‘Marty Supreme’
Timothee Chalamet poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award for “Marty Supreme” at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, US, Jan. 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet won his first Golden Globe on Sunday night, securing the honor…
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Trump Weighs Response to Iran Crackdown, Tehran Says Communication Open With US
Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on Jan. 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Photo: SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the US as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, which…
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Israel Poised to Launch Defense Privatizations in months, Says Government Official
A view of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su Israel plans to begin the long-awaited privatization of two of its largest defense companies as early as the second quarter of this year, a senior government official said. Roi Kahlon, director of the Government Companies Authority, said…
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Israeli-Backed Palestinian Group Kills Senior Hamas Police Officer in Gaza, Threatens More Attacks
Mourners perform funeral prayers for senior Hamas police officer Mahmoud Al-Astal, who was killed on Monday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed An Israeli–backed Palestinian militia said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on “Israeli collaborators.” A statement from the Hamas-run interior ministry said gunmen…
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From Kanye, to Nick Fuentes and Megyn Kelly: Why J.D. Vance’s Silence Matters Now
US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 20, 2025. Phone: REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo In moments of political stress, the most revealing test of leadership is not rhetoric but refusal: what a leader will not tolerate, what he or she will not excuse, and what…
