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A Tel Aviv protest at the start of Yom Haatzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, featured a sea of flags, April 25, 2023. (Ben Sales)

On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol

“It’s a symbol that had been hijacked for way too long by the right,” one Yom Haatzmaut partier in Tel Aviv said about the flag.

Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews flood tiny Hungarian town for ‘miracle rabbi’ pilgrimage

“The sudden influx in the last decade of so many foreign Jews has been a culture shock for some locals,” said the mayor of the town called Kerestir in Yiddish.

Frankfurt can’t cancel Roger Waters concert over his antisemitism record, court rules

The Frankfurt court ruled that Rogers “did not glorify or relativise the crimes of the Nazis or identify with Nazi racist ideology” in past concerts.

Religion

Citing ‘outpouring of interest,’ Yeshiva U restores women’s Talmud classes whose cancellation incited an uproar

New York

Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

Israel

Tensions mark Memorial Day ceremonies in Israel as Netanyahu urges unity

Culture

Sofia Richie, Lionel Richie’s daughter, marries Jewish music executive after converting to Judaism

Politics

Lee Zeldin, ex-congressman on Republican Jewish Coalition board, endorses Trump for president

Religion

Yeshiva University says it’s committed to women’s Talmud study amid uproar over canceled courses

Global

Polish-Jewish group releases antisemitism report that shows steep increase in incidents compared to EU tally

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