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USC Shoah Foundation distances itself from pro-Palestinian valedictorian whose speech was canceled

Asna Tabassum cited her “resistance to genocide” minor when decrying USC’s decision to bar her from speaking, which the school said stemmed from safety concerns.

In the 1800s, New York’s Jewish elite dined at ‘The Kosher Delmonico’

Opened by a French Jewish immigrant in 1860, Felix’s Dining Saloon served kosher haute cuisine to an upscale clientele.

The exterior of the Israeli pavilion at the Venice Biennale, covered with a pro-ceasefire protest message, with a soldier standing guard

Israel’s representative at Venice Biennale shuts down art exhibit, demanding ceasefire and hostage deal

Ruth Patir’s actions were still criticized by a pro-Palestinian art collective as “empty and opportunistic.”

New York

At a model Passover seder, Holocaust survivors and NYC Council members celebrate unity

A large empty chapel with ornate architecture

United States

She managed a university Holocaust center. Now she says incivility on Israel drove her to a Catholic school.

Culture

Guernica’s founder defends retracting Israeli coexistence essay that caused firestorm

Israel

How does this war end? The day after is looking ‘dark’ for Israel and Gaza

United States

ADL says antisemitic incidents more than doubled last year, driven by surge after Oct. 7

Politics

Spurred by Iran attack, House will vote on long-delayed foreign aid package for Israel and other US allies

Sports

Ken Holtzman, winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, dies at 78

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