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The Israeli-American Council is promising a “wild and crazy” time in Hebrew at a New York City street fair in Times Square on Sunday.

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Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme devastated the Jewish world, dies in prison at 82

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J Street and Americans for Peace Now back bill that restricts Israeli spending of US aid

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ZOA group ‘elevated white supremacist voices’ but should remain on Boston Jewish council for now, internal report says

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Jewish psychedelics movement gets a boost from a laid-off rabbi and a first-ever conference

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Former ADL chief Abe Foxman says he would still give an award to Rupert Murdoch

By Ben Sales April 13, 2021 10:51 pm

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When a colleague compared a mental health bill to the Holocaust, she interrupted him. Meet Jewish Maryland lawmaker Shane Pendergrass.

By Ron Kampeas April 13, 2021 6:02 pm

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Pieter van Oordt, left, with his brother Roger at the Israel Products Center in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, Feb. 19, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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Dutch shop fined for omitting the word ‘settlement’ from label of Israeli wine from the West Bank

A picture shows the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli on September 28, 2011. (Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images)

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Ancient synagogue in Libya being turned into Islamic center, Jewish group says

Polish former prime minister Beata Szydło speaks to reported in Warsaw, Poland on July 31, 2016. (Kancelaria Premiera)

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Polish Jewish leader quits Auschwitz museum board over right-wing politician’s appointment

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Henderson, Nev., has a growing Jewish population. Here’s what locals love about living Jewishly in the desert.

By Howard Riell April 13, 2021 4:48 pm

Fabien Azoulay. (Coutesy of the Azoulay family)

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French-Jewish gay man threatened in Turkish prison, his family says

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 13, 2021 4:14 pm

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Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May

By Ben Sales April 13, 2021 2:52 pm

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