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jewish Paul Auster

Jewish novelist Paul Auster, bard of Brooklyn, dies at 77

His “New York Trilogy” in the 1980s and ’90s vaulted him into the front ranks of American novelists.

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White House condemns student takeover of Columbia U building and protesters’ use of ‘intifada’

The statement came hours before police in New York raided Columbia University to remove protesters who had taken over Hamilton Hall.

Police raid Columbia U building occupied by anti-Israel protesters, arresting dozens

The dramatic crackdown marked the second time that Columbia’s president asked the NYPD to intervene against the protesters.

Politics

Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas

Global

A German soldier looted postcards from doomed Jews in Poland. 80 years later, his granddaughter brought them back.

Northwestern students agree to dismantle anti-Israel encampment, as Columbia protesters take over university building

United States

Columbia says it ‘will not divest from Israel,’ moves to close encampment following failed negotiations

Teen Fellowship

For teens in interfaith families, the war in Gaza can be a stress test of their Jewish identities

New York

Jerome Rothenberg, Bronx-born poet whose ‘ethnopoetics’ inspired scholars and rock stars, dies at 92

New York

Steven Skybell’s Jewish story shines at the heart of Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’ revival

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