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House passes resolution equating antisemitism with anti-Zionism, despite many abstentions

The resolution was notable for the number of Jewish Democrats who voted “present” in part because they did not agree that all forms of anti-Zionism were antisemitic.

Two Holocaust survivors, reunited after 80 years apart, tell their tale in a new short documentary

A Manhattan museum screens “Jack and Sam,” about Polish Jews who met in a labor camp and reconnected in their 90s.

Activists from the Workers Circle and Black Voters Matter on their way to a protest outside the White House in 2021. (Workers Circle)

As war splits progressives, a Jewish group and a Black group find common ground on voters’ rights

The Workers Circle forges ahead with its partnership with Black Voters Matter.

Politics

Biden administration says it will ban entry to Israeli settlers and Palestinians who harm ‘peace, security, or stability in the West Bank’

Texas GOP leaders reject proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers

Israel

Jewish activists take campaign about Oct. 7 sex crimes to the UN

Global

Despite bus driver boycott, thousands attend pro-Israel rally in Ottawa

Israel

An IDF soldier killed a civilian who shot at terrorists, raising hard questions about vigilante culture in Israel

Stepsisters Malya Levin, Left, and Rachel Mintz unpack the world of Jewish romance novels on their podcast, Hanukkah Erotica Book Club. (Courtesy; design by Grace Yagel)

Culture

The ‘Hanukkah Erotica Book Club’ aims to connect Jews — with romance novels

Obituaries

Rabbi Laurie Phillips, founder of a Manhattan ‘synagogue without walls,’ dies at 55

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