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A US military base canceled a children’s event celebrating a pioneering Jewish woman cyclist, citing DEI ban
(JTA) — A children’s museum housed on a U.S. military base cancelled a planned storytime reading celebrating the life of a pioneering 19th-century female Jewish cyclist earlier this year, after the book was flagged under a military-wide ban on “DEI” content. The stated reason was because the book was about a woman, its author, Mary…
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On Friday, the rabbi circles Manhattan — now with tech support to protect an essential Shabbat tool
Around 6:15 a.m. on a recent Thursday, Rabbi Moshe Tauber parked his van in the merge lane of the Henry Hudson Parkway at 72nd Street. He turned on his hazard lights and ran out of the vehicle with a flashlight. His wife, Chaya, sitting in the passenger seat, watched anxiously. Tauber, 51, turned his head…
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A Trump-nominee said he has a ‘Nazi streak.’ Will he still get a key administration role?
Another nominee set to be promoted in President Donald Trump’s administration is facing scrutiny after past remarks expressing admiration for Nazis surfaced ahead of his confirmation hearing. Several top Republican senators have already pledged to block the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, following revelations of racist and antisemitic comments…
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Exhibit: Jewish manuscripts from Muslim and Christian lands
Tidbits is a Forverts feature of easy news briefs in Yiddish that you can listen to or read, or both! If you read the article and don’t know a word, just click on it and the translation appears. You’ll also find the link to the article in English after each news brief. Listen to the…
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After three years in Israel, Reform convert told she can’t make aliyah
When Isabella Vinci stepped out of the mikvah on Nov. 11, 2021, she thought she had done everything that would be required to become Jewish. A beit din, or rabbinic court, had approved her conversion after nearly a year of study with Rabbi Andrue Kahn at Temple Emanu-El, a Reform congregation in New York, including…
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JD Vance arrives in Israel as ceasefire totters: ‘We are in a very good place’
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel Tuesday, telling reporters that he felt “very optimistic” that the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel would hold despite Israel’s strikes over the weekend in Gaza following the deaths of two soldiers. “We are one week into President Trump’s historic peace plan in the Middle East, and things are…
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UK Gov’t ‘Deeply Saddened’ After Maccabi Tel Aviv Declines Ticket Allocation Following Fan Ban for Aston Villa Match
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump (not pictured) hold a bilateral meeting at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein A spokesperson for the British government said on Tuesday that it is “saddened” by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline tickets for an upcoming…
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Robert De Niro Calls Jewish Trump Adviser Stephen Miller a ‘Nazi,’ Compares Him to Joseph Goebbels
Robert De Niro attends the event Rendez-vous with… at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe American actor Robert De Niro described White House aide Stephen Miller, who is Jewish, as a “Nazi” during an appearance on the MSNBC program “The Weekend.” De Niro, 82, made the comment…
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Erdogan Turns Trump’s Gaza Deal Into a Power Play for Turkey
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS Turkey’s ties to Hamas,…
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Syria Hopes for Full Lifting of US Sanctions in Coming Months
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool Syria hopes US sanctions will be fully lifted in the coming months and has started the process of restructuring billions of dollars of debt amassed during Bashar al-Assad’s rule, Economy Minister Mohammad…
