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On 11/27

Assassins kill scientist believed to be the father of Iran’s nuclear weapons program
On 11/27

Emirati royal in talks on buying Jerusalem’s Beitar soccer club
On 11/27

Woman threatens rabbi with a knife on street in Vienna, steals his kippah
On 11/25

James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 86
On 11/25

Trump pardons Michael Flynn, whose lies to FBI included one about Israel
On 11/25

Longtime human rights activist Irwin Cotler named as Canada’s first envoy in anti-Semitism fight

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ is 25 years old. Here’s a primer on its Jewish protagonist and Hollywood’s other Jewish gangsters.

Robert De Niro played Ace Rothstein, the perfect symbol of how Jews could find great success in mid-20th century America yet remain outsiders.

United States

Six weeks ago, Facebook announced a ban on Holocaust denial. It’s still easy to find.

US

Obituaries

James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 86

Politics

Trump pardons Michael Flynn, whose lies to FBI included one about Israel

The couple, Nick and Tiffany Kinney, speak to ABC 6. (Screenshot)

United States

Ohio Jewish couple say they were victims of anti-Semitic hate crime by their neighbor

Health

‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings despite COVID rules

By Shira Hanau November 24, 2020 4:38 pm

Culture

2021 Grammy Awards: All the Jewish nominees, from Haim to an orchestral ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ adaptation

By Emily Burack November 24, 2020 2:58 pm

Politics

Tony Blinken, accepting Biden’s secretary of state nomination, notes Jewish roots

By Ron Kampeas November 24, 2020 2:46 pm

OPINION

Opinion

Thanksgiving was established during an American crisis. Then and now, Judaism teaches us to be grateful.

Opinion

There’s a hunger crisis in America. Jews must push our leaders to act.

Opinion

Gearing up for Thanksgiving alone? Here’s a rabbi’s advice from a season of pandemic Jewish holidays.

David Dinkins, pictured here in 1986, was elected New York City's first black mayor in 1989. (Karjean Levine/Getty Images)

United States

David Dinkins, NYC’s first Black mayor who was embattled by Crown Heights riots, dies at 93

By Ben Sales November 24, 2020 12:31 pm

A child poses for a photo with a woman dressed as Black Pete and a man portraying Saint Nicholas in northern Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Nov. 16, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Culture

Amsterdam’s Jewish museum wades into Dutch blackface controversy with new exhibition

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 24, 2020 10:21 am

Politics

Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel

By Gabe Friedman November 23, 2020 4:44 pm

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ is 25 years old. Here’s a primer on its Jewish protagonist and Hollywood’s other Jewish gangsters.

Six weeks ago, Facebook announced a ban on Holocaust denial. It’s still easy to find.

US

James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 86

Trump pardons Michael Flynn, whose lies to FBI included one about Israel

Ohio Jewish couple say they were victims of anti-Semitic hate crime by their neighbor

‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings despite COVID rules

2021 Grammy Awards: All the Jewish nominees, from Haim to an orchestral ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ adaptation

Tony Blinken, accepting Biden’s secretary of state nomination, notes Jewish roots

OPINION

Thanksgiving was established during an American crisis. Then and now, Judaism teaches us to be grateful.

There’s a hunger crisis in America. Jews must push our leaders to act.

Gearing up for Thanksgiving alone? Here’s a rabbi’s advice from a season of pandemic Jewish holidays.

David Dinkins, NYC’s first Black mayor who was embattled by Crown Heights riots, dies at 93

Amsterdam’s Jewish museum wades into Dutch blackface controversy with new exhibition

Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel

From the Archives

Eisenhower Reveals His 1957 Aims to Penalize Israel on Sinai Issue

Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Ex-secretary of Treasury, Dead at Age of 75

Dean Rusk, New Secretary of State, Backed Palestine Partition Plan

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