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Israel

Peter Beinart was an outspoken advocate of the two-state solution. Now he’s abandoning it.

By Ben Sales July 9, 2020

More than 1,000 Jewish groups got loans from the government coronavirus relief legislation. (Getty Images)

United States

1,000 Jewish groups received at least $500 million in government loans. Some laid off staff anyway.

By Ben Sales July 8, 2020

United States

Jewish camp delays start date after counselor tests positive for coronavirus

By Ben Sales July 3, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., on April 10, 2018. Later that year, the Anti-Defamation League would start to pivot from collaborating with Facebook to pressuring it on its hate speech policies. (Xinhua/Ting Shen via Getty Images)

United States

How the ADL went from working with Facebook to leading a boycott against it

By Ben Sales July 1, 2020

Louis Farrakhan

Culture

What is Fox Soul TV? And is it broadcasting a speech by Louis Farrakhan?

By Ben Sales June 29, 2020

A shot of the campus of Camp Ramah in Canada, recreated on Minecraft. (Courtesy of Jake Offenheim)

Culture

A Jewish camp is opening — on the video game Minecraft

By Ben Sales June 29, 2020

The window of the Starbucks in Squirrel Hill bears three hearts with the words "love," "kindness" and "hope" written in English and Hebrew. (Ben Sales)

United States

Starbucks, Hershey and Coca-Cola join Facebook ad boycott after social network announces some reforms

By Ben Sales June 29, 2020

The Apotheosis of St. Louis, which stands in front of the St. Louis Art Museum in the city's largest park, memorializes the city's namesake, who persecuted Jews. (Wikimedia Commons)

United States

Catholic archdiocese defends statue of King Louis IX, the namesake of St. Louis, who persecuted Jews

By Ben Sales June 29, 2020

The Apotheosis of St. Louis, which stands in front of the St. Louis Art Museum in the city's largest park, memorializes the city's namesake, who persecuted Jews. (Wikimedia Commons)

United States

Should St. Louis take down the statue of its anti-Semitic namesake? Activists say yes.

By Ben Sales June 26, 2020

The ropes course at Camp Modin, which has seen a deluge of interest from parents since it announced it was opening last month. (Courtesy of Camp Modin)

United States

For the few Jewish camps that are opening despite risks, finding willing families hasn’t been hard

By Ben Sales June 24, 2020

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