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British Jewish leader resigns following comments about Muslims

A second head of a UK Jewish organization is also under scrutiny for anti-Islam comments.

Synagogues face tough COVID questions (again) as Omicron surges

Congregations that had returned to in-person services have taken a range of approaches to the spiking case counts, and decreased severity, of the omicron variant.

33 years after classic bar mitzvah episode, revamped ‘Wonder Years’ revisits the ritual

The episode deals with race, antisemitism and the nature of friendship.

Politics

Ohio Republican congressman apologizes for likening vaccine mandates to Nazi-era measures

New York Nosh

7 spots in New York to stock up on the fruits and nuts you’ll want for Tu Bishvat

Culture

A musician’s project sheds new light on artistic life in the Terezín concentration camp

Global

Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch leads Germany’s Jews into an uncertain future

United States

Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to 7 years in prison for distributing antisemitic flyers

Politics

Ohio GOP congressman posts Nazi health card in attack on DC vaccine mandate

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