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What to know as Columbia U president Nemat Shafik testifies to Congress about antisemitism on her campus

The hearing follows an explosive one in December that ultimately cost two Ivy League university presidents their jobs.

Blinken tells Jewish leaders the United States does not want Israel to ‘escalate’ after Iran attack

A meeting between Antony Blinken and Jewish leaders underscored how eager the Biden Administration is for the Israel-Hamas war not to spread.

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.

New York

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

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

Culture

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

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

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