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Israelis have turned Lag b’Omer into a nationwide party. Here’s how they celebrate.

The festive holiday usually involves bonfires, music, food and plenty of weddings.

Walter Bingham, a 97-year-old radio journalist, sitting in his office behind a wall filled with memorabilia, including a telegram regarding an award he won from the United Kingdom's King George VI. (Sam Sokol)

Meet the 97-year-old British-Israeli man who holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest journalist

“The only time I realize that I’m old is when I pass a mirror,” said Walter Bingham, who is also a Holocaust survivor, decorated war veteran and former actor and model.

Top NYC mayoral candidates vie for haredi Orthodox endorsements

Eric Adams appears to have an edge over Andrew Yang in gaining support from the most influential community leaders.

United States

Human Rights Watch says Israel has crossed ‘apartheid’ threshold

Global

‘Not a safe space’: Prestigious Jewish schools in London are shaken by allegations of sexual abuse

United States

Elie Wiesel to be the first Jew honored with a bust in the National Cathedral in Washington

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, an English literature professor at Linfield University, says he has been targeted with antisemitic attacks after calling out sexual harassment at the school. (Courtesy of Pollack-Pelzner)

United States

Baptist-affiliated Oregon university fires Jewish tenured professor who alleged antisemitism

New York

Jewish Teen Creates Nonprofit to Help Refugee Families — Like Hers

Israel

The Arab town of Bartaa straddles Israel’s West Bank border. That has consequences for vaccine eligibility.

New York

With Films About People with Disabilities, Manhattan JCC Is Back in the Live Events Business

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