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Jewish group revives religious charter school fight in Oklahoma, months after test case stalled at Supreme Court
(JTA) — Months after a Supreme Court deadlock blocked an attempt by a Catholic church to create the nation’s first openly religious, publicly funded charter school, a Jewish group is now advancing a similar plan — one designed to sidestep the legal obstacles that doomed the first case. The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School…
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As young Jews are move away from Israel, Jewish leaders are reluctant to change their approach
Washington, D.C. — Anna Langer stood behind the podium earlier this week at one of the largest gatherings of Jewish professionals in the world and laid out hard facts of the relationship between American Jews and Israel. Her most striking point: That younger Jews are more than twice as likely to identify as anti-Zionist than…
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For kosher families in need, a new community fridge offers food — and anonymity
When SNAP payments froze during the government shutdown earlier this month, Rabbi Hody Nemes worried about a particularly vulnerable group: kosher families, who already pay 20-50% higher prices for groceries and have fewer food pantries available to them. Across Chicago, “community fridges” have long offered a lifeline to food insecure families — outdoor refrigerators stocked…
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Antisemitism Continues to Surge in Czech Republic, Argentina Amid Global Rise in Jew-Hatred, New Data Shows
Illustrative: Anti-Israel protesters march in Germany, March 26, 2025. Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa via Reuters Connect Around the globe, antisemitism has continued to surge, with the Czech Republic and Argentina both reporting sharp rises in antisemitic incidents, including targeted attacks against their Jewish communities, amid ongoing tensions over the war in Gaza. On Friday, the Czech…
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For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous
In the final minutes of the second act of the Broadway musical Wicked, Glinda and Elphaba sing together one last time. They have reached their ultimate, iconic forms: Glinda is the Good Witch, ringletted and resplendent. Elphaba is the Wicked Witch of the West, caped and glittering. They suspect they will never see each other…
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Eurovision Song Contest Changes Public Voting Rules After Israel Scandal: ‘We’ve Listened and We’ve Acted’
Yuval Raphael from Israel with the title “New Day Will Rise” on stage at the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in the Arena St. Jakobshalle. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa via Reuters Connect The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the Eurovision Song Contest, is enforcing new rules regarding its public voting ahead of…
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Half of Britons Say UK Unsafe for Jews as Gov’t Hardens Anti-Israel Line
Demonstrators against antisemitism in London on Sept. 8, 2025. Photo: Campaign Against Antisemitism Nearly half of British people now consider the country unsafe for Jewish communities, as the government maintains a strong anti-Israel stance over the Gaza war, seeking to undermine the Jewish state despite a US-brokered ceasefire that has held for over a month.…
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Harvard Anti-Zionists Dispute Survey Results on Divestment From Israel
Visitors enter the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA on June 3, 2025. Photo: Jason Bergman/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect Anti-Zionists at Harvard University, including the Harvard Crimson newspaper which endorsed boycotting Israel in 2022, are contesting the interpretation of the results of an undergraduate survey onto which the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) muscled a…
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From Buenos Aires to Warsaw, ‘The Bride’ comes home
For almost 100 years, “The Bride,” a magnificent painting by Polish Jewish artist Maurycy Minkowski (1881–1930), has been in exile. In 1930, Minkowski traveled to Buenos Aires for an exhibition of more than 200 of his works. And then tragedy struck. As a child, he had lost his hearing due to an accident. While walking…
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Why Does the Palestinian Authority Still Promote Holocaust Denial? Because It Starts at the Top
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he visits the Istishari Cancer Center in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman Official Palestinian Authority (PA) television recently aired yet another segment questioning the reality of the Holocaust. On Oct. 8, 2025, PA TV brought on Tunisian journalist Sufian Al-Arfawi to…
