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Israel, Jewish Groups Remember Former US Vice President Dick Cheney as ‘Great Friend, Steadfast Supporter’
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 24, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/David Becker Former US Vice President Dick Cheney died on Monday at 84, according to a statement released by his family, prompting condolences from Israel, the Jewish community, and longtime colleagues. “We are…
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Birthright Israel Foundation Launches $900 Million Campaign, Calls on Jewish World for Help
A man holds a Torah after Simchat Torah, at Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay The Birthright Israel Foundation, which has afforded hundreds of thousands of Jewish youth all expenses paid trips to Israel, announced on Monday night a new “Generations Campaign” to raise $900 million that will…
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Canadian Jewish Groups Demand Toronto Mayor Apologize, Resign for ‘Genocide in Gaza’ Comments
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters in Toronto, March 8, 2025. Photo: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press via Reuters Connect Several Canadian Jewish organizations are calling for Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to apologize and even resign for publicly calling Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip a “genocide” during an…
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Mamdani said NYPD boots were ‘laced by the IDF.’ What is the relationship between American police departments and Israel?
New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s recently resurfaced remark that “when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF” has renewed concerns from some Jewish voters about his potential administration’s attitude toward Israel — and renewed questions about the Israeli military’s relationship with police departments across the U.S.…
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Trump Calls Jewish Supporters of New York’s Mamdani, Who Has Been Accused of Antisemitism, ‘Stupid’
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, US, Nov. 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Donald Trump said on Tuesday that any Jewish person who votes for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a fierce critic of Israel who has also been accused of antisemitism, is a…
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Hamas Says Body of Israeli Soldier Hostage Found in Gaza, Will Be Handed Over
Hamas terrorists search for the bodies of deceased hostages, kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had found the body of an Israeli soldier who had been held hostage by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, and…
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She claims she saw Hitler’s ashes and danced with Goering. But is any of it true?
Hitler and My Mother-in-Law By Terese Svoboda O/R Books, 416 pages, $23.00 Patricia Hartwell had many stories from her time as a correspondent for the US Office of War Information. Once, she said, she took a picture with Adolf Hitler’s ashes so American citizens would see that the war was over. It’s a thrilling tale,…
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How ‘Spiritually Israeli’ became a slur that isn’t really about Israel
Once upon a time — which is to say, not recently — Israel had a reputation in the West as an underdog. This, combined with its gold-star management of its international image, a practice known as hasbara, led to a perception of the Jewish nation as a scrappy fighter that triumphed over its bullies, the…
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Trump takes aim at Jews who vote for Zohran Mamdani, calling them ‘stupid’
As voters took to the polls across New York City on Tuesday, President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and the Jewish voters backing him. “Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!,” wrote Trump in a post on Truth…
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Doing the Impossible: The Inspiring Life Story of One of the Greatest Rabbis of the 20th Century
Rabbi Meir Shapiro in the Yeshiva Library, which he built. Photo: provided. Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro was born in Shatz, Poland, on March 3, 1887. He was a descendant of renowned Chassidic Rebbes on both sides of his family. Although he initially had difficulty learning to read, he began to excel once he was taught…
