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Israeli professor Shai Davidai outside of Columbia University, April 22, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia protests: Israeli professor barred from campus and Congress members demand action to protect Jewish students

Columbia deactivates Shai Davidai’s campus entry card ahead of a planned sit-in at the protest encampment that has thrown the university into turmoil.

Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91

Staff at the day camp in New York’s Rockland County went on to prominent roles in synagogues and Jewish education.

Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns, taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures

“The intelligence division under my command did not live up to the mission we were sworn to,” Aharon Haliva wrote.

Food

A fifth question this Passover: Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different?

Politics

House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties

Culture

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

Religion

11 Passover haggadah supplements to print if you want to discuss Oct. 7 at your seder

United States

Rabbi at Columbia U urges Jewish students to leave as pro-Palestinian protests continue to roil campus

Israel

In a first, US is reportedly set to sanction Israeli military unit for alleged human rights abuses

United States

‘I’m ready to leave this campus’: Jewish students at Columbia feel discomfort and isolation following Thursday’s unrest

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