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Jewish groups at Penn sound alarm over federal lawsuit seeking information on Jewish employees
(JTA) — The Trump administration is facing sharp criticism from Jewish groups at the University of Pennsylvania over its lawsuit demanding personal information on Jewish staff members. The complaint, filed last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Pennsylvania federal court, claims that the school “refused to comply” with a subpoena from the commission…
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Local politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona poised for reelection in Namibia
(JTA) — As voters in a small Namibian constituency head to the polls on Wednesday, they are expected to reelect a local politician with a striking name: Adolf Hitler Uunona. Uunona, 59, is a member of the South West Africa People’s Organization, the county’s left-leaning ruling party since it achieved independence from South Africa in…
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US Justice Department Launches Probe Into Anti-Israel Mob Targeting New York City Synagogue
Nov. 19, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Anti-Israel protesters rally outside of Park East Synagogue. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect The US Justice Department has started an investigation into a gathering of demonstrators who called for violence against Jews outside a prominent New York City synagogue last Wednesday night, according to a…
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Global Court Decisions Spark Outrage as Antisemitic Crimes, Attacks See Reduced Sentences
Pro-Hamas demonstrators marching in Munich, Germany. Photo: Reuters/Alexander Pohl Court rulings around the globe are raising alarm bells as judges in Germany, Australia, and France have overturned or reduced sentences for individuals accused of antisemitic crimes, sparking public outrage over the leniency shown in such cases. For the first time, a local court in Germany…
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New X Policy Reveals Foreign Locations of Anti-Israel Propagandists Spreading Gaza Disinformation
A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo are seen in this illustration taken Jan. 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X over the weekend implemented a new feature revealing the locations behind all accounts, exposing that many individuals claiming to report from Gaza lived in other…
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I attended a world-record breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.
As my mother likes to remind me whenever I host, it’s better to err on the side of too much food than too little. But 811 pounds of potatoes for kugel, 402 challahs, and 22,500 hors d’oeuvres? Even she might have called that a meshuggeneh idea. Thankfully, this wasn’t Shabbat with my parents; this was…
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An exhibit at Warsaw’s Polin Museum on the history of Jewish languages
אין אַ נײַער אויסשטעלונג בײַם ייִדישן מוזיי „פּולין“ זעט מען, אַז עספּעראַנטאָ איז אויך אַ ייִדישע שפּראַך. די סיבה דערפֿאַר איז נישט בלויז ווײַל דער פֿאַרטראַכטער פֿון עספּעראַנטאָ, ד״ר לייזער זאַמענהאָף, איז געווען אַ ייִד, אַ געבוירענער אין ביאַליסטאָק. אין די ערשטע יאָרן זענען אַ סך רעדערס פֿון עספּעראַנטאָ געווען ייִדן, ווײַל זיי האָבן געליטן…
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NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch apologizes for allowing ‘turmoil’ outside synagogue
(JTA) — Days after pro-Palestinian protesters shouted chants including “Globalize the Intifada” and “Death to the IDF” outside an Upper East Side synagogue, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who is Jewish, apologized to the congregation during Shabbat services. Tisch told congregants it was the police department’s duty “to ensure that people could easily enter and leave…
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Eurovision announces new voting measures following allegations of Israeli interference
(JTA) — The organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have revised this year’s voting rules after broadcasters from several countries accused Israel of interfering in last year’s audience poll. The new guidelines, which were announced Friday, reduce the number of votes allotted to each fan from 20 to 10, split fan votes with input from…
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With stories from Jews across the globe, this graphic anthology wants to expand how we see Jewishness
When photographer Julian Voloj heard about the first Jewish Comic Con in Brooklyn, he knew he had to meet its creator, Fabrice Sapolsky. Voloj, who was born in Germany to Colombian parents, had previously authored a number of graphic novels, including Ghetto Brother, the story of former gang leader Benji Melendez, a Puerto-Rican Jew. Voloj…
