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Balloon drop at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

We asked Jewish Democrats about their party and Israel. Here’s what they told us.

Eleven Jews who came to the DNC from eight states and all different viewpoints share their hopes and fears for their party.

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Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi was rescued from Gaza by Israeli troops on Aug. 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was a security guard on Oct. 7

Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, 52, is one of a number of Israeli Arabs taken hostage on Oct. 7.

Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024. (Luke Tress).

Protesters at Baruch College call to ‘bring the war home’ at rally targeting campus Hillel

Pro-Palestinian student groups across CUNY are urging protests ahead of classes beginning Wednesday.

New York

Why a historic hotel on the Lower East Side has a mural depicting 2,000 years of Jewish tragedies

Jerry Lewis in clown makeup looks through a camera on a movie set

Culture

‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ funnyman Jerry Lewis’ infamously terrible Holocaust movie, is having a new moment. But you still can’t watch it.

Global

Baking matzah and defying blackouts, Dnipro’s Jews press on despite the grind of Russia’s war on Ukraine

Israel

Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon, thwarting what it said was an imminent attack on Israeli civilians

Global

Man arrested in France synagogue arson, as ISIS claims German stabbing attack ‘to avenge Muslims in Palestine’

United States

NYU issues new hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists’

Art sculptures

Culture

This year’s Burning Man to feature massive tribute to the Nova festival victims and their spirit

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