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Zsolt Balla cited the emphasis on ethics education in the German army as important to his decision to join the institution that made the Holocaust possible.

Zsolt Balla stands on the sidelines of a press conference in the synagogue of Dresden, Germany on January, 2019. (Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Evangelical supporters of Israel express concerns with their champion Netanyahu being ousted from power

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Ilhan Omar clarifies remarks on Hamas, US and Israel, but not before condemning Jewish lawmakers’ demand for a clarification

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Jewish groups press Biden to open a pathway to citizenship for undocumented migrants

Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster holding a sign at a protest

United States

This rabbi wants the Jewish community more involved in boardroom battles for social justice

By Asaf Shalev June 10, 2021 8:00 am

Politics

Jewish Democratic lawmakers consider condemning Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US

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United States

Mike Bloomberg vows to catch whoever leaked his tax records showing he paid 3.7% on $1.9 billion in income in 2018

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Culture

The new film ‘Sublet’ explores the US-Israel identity divide from a queer lens

By Chloe Sarbib June 9, 2021 10:55 am

The Sit-Down New York

In Brooklyn’s hipster Williamsburg neighborhood, Hasidic Jews are the real counterculture

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Yiddish writers knew from pogroms. Here’s what they can teach us about Tulsa and beyond.

Mike Bloomberg vows to catch whoever leaked his tax records showing he paid 3.7% on $1.9 billion in income in 2018

The new film ‘Sublet’ explores the US-Israel identity divide from a queer lens

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