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Family and friends of Julia Hyman hug during her funeral

Julia Hyman, 27-year-old Midtown Manhattan shooting victim, mourned at Central Synagogue

Hyman, a Manhattan native who graduated from Cornell in 2020, was “so full of promise and so deeply loved,” her uncle said during the memorial service.

Zohran Mamdani holds a wide edge among Jewish voters as he dominates in new NYC mayoral race poll

The poll found that 43% of Jewish voters said they would vote for Mamdani, compared to 26% for Andrew Cuomo.

A photo of the Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports. It is an example of brutalist architecture and has a large roof that swoops upwards above a wall of windows.

Lithuania scraps years of planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

The announcement of the new plans for the Soviet-era sports complex has drawn criticism from Jewish advocates.

A photo of marjorie taylor greene sitting in the House chambers.

United States

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Gaza war a ‘genocide,’ likely the first Republican lawmaker to do so

United States

NY Times front-page image of emaciated Gaza toddler sparks backlash, then an editors’ note

United States

Zohran Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian positions drove 83% of his new voters in the NY primary, poll shows

A photo of Kier Starmer speaking in front of a British flag.

Global

UK will recognize Palestinian state if Israel does not end ‘appalling situation’ in Gaza

United States

UCLA settles antisemitism lawsuit with $6.13M payout, including donations to Jewish groups

A group of rabbis sit and stand in Sen. John Thunes office, holding banners that read "Rabbis say: Protect Life!” and “Rabbis say: Stop the Blockade."

United States

35 rabbis arrested in NYC and DC protests for Gaza food aid

New York

Wesley LePatner, killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting, is mourned as a ‘uniquely brilliant’ Jewish leader

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