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After 18 years, Ann Arbor condemns weekly synagogue protesters as antisemitic

The Michigan city council issued its first formal resolution against the protesters, who have targeted a local synagogue for nearly two decades.

A protester outside

Colleyville rabbi who escaped synagogue hostage situation: ‘It’s safe to go to shul’

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Global

Austrian artist under fire after posting star of David made of syringes

Police at the scene of the crime in Helsingborg. (Screenshot from Aftonbladet)

Global

27% of religious hate crimes in Sweden target its tiny Jewish community

Global

A Jew betrayed Anne Frank’s family, cold-case investigators conclude

Camera indicting synagogue security concerns

United States

American Jews prepare for a Shabbat in the shadow of Colleyville

By Asaf Shalev January 20, 2022 10:14 am

Rachel Antonoff

Culture

Rachel Antonoff’s latest lookbook features Jewish comedians Bob Balaban and Susie Essman as models

By Shira Hanau January 20, 2022 9:29 am

CULTURE

Jon Stewart

Culture

Jon Stewart to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Jared Leto

Culture

Jared Leto’s attempt at an Israeli accent is revealed in teaser for Apple TV’s series on WeWork founder Adam Neumann

Animated soldier looks away from army

Culture

Netflix’s ‘Camp Confidential’ tells the story of Nazis housed in an American compound — and the Jews who looked after them

Book covers

Culture

Dvora Hacohen, Joshua Cohen, Dara Horn win big at the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards

By Andrew Lapin January 20, 2022 9:00 am

Jewish singer in Venice

New York

This New York City cantor is making modern Yiddish music that swings

By Julia Gergely January 20, 2022 7:41 am

congressional caucus for torah values

Politics

Non-Jewish House reps form congressional ‘Caucus for Advancement of Torah Values,’ with Canadian rabbi’s help

By Shira Hanau January 20, 2022 5:24 am

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Emmanuel Levinas Center, in Kaunas, Lithuania

Global

Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas is honored in a Lithuania still grappling with the Nazi era

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 19, 2022 4:37 pm

Architect's rendering of a housing project

United States

The first urban Jewish co-housing project in the US takes shape in Berkeley

By Sue Fishkoff January 19, 2022 12:14 pm

New York

Texas synagogue hostage-taker claimed to have planted bombs in New York City

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 19, 2022 9:49 am

From the Archives

1976

JNF planters in the Gilboa Mountains

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JNF Plans to Plant 1M Trees

1996

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France Heightens Security After Jewish Paper Targeted

1997

Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Kazakh Jews Open New Center, Restoring Life to Old Community

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