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Since Oct. 7, this university has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campuses

An under-the-radar program for mid-year transfers appeals to Jewish students looking for friendlier pastures.

Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, dies at 98

The journalist and historian proposed an Eleventh Commandment: “Do not be indifferent.”

Israelis hold photographs of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas at a gathering calling for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, redheaded symbols of Israel’s anguish, were killed while held hostage in Gaza, Israel confirms

The family burst into public view on Oct. 7 when Hamas released a video showing the mother holding her sons while they were abducted from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz.

United States

2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules

New York

Columbia University students can now spend their dining dollars at JTS’s kosher café

A pro-Palestinian protest and pro-Israel counterprotest in the heavily Jewish neoghborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn on Feb. 18, 2025. (Screenshot)

United States

Brawls break out surrounding pro-Palestinian protest in heavily Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park

A rally marking 500 days since the Oct. 7 attack, held at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Feb. 17, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Israel

At a Jaffa community center and beyond, tragic news of Bibas family’s fate sparks confusion, mourning and rage

Politics

More than 50 NY rabbis implore Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul to oppose mass deportations

Israel

Hamas official says bodies of Bibas family will return to Israel on Thursday

New York

After fighting cancer, klezmer legend Frank London is busier than ever

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