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1 killed, 1 critically injured in fire that destroyed home of Orthodox Jewish couple

The couple were described as pillars of the Houston Orthodox Jewish community.

At 80, a Munich Olympics and Holocaust survivor is still the sportsman

Shaul Ladany, an Israeli still competing in long walk races and swimming events, is pleased to see his '72 slain teammates finally remembered officially by the International Olympic Committee.

Critics of the Iran nuclear pact wanted US prisoners to be part of the deal. So why are they crying ‘ransom’?

The Iranians were told they'd get the money owed them if they cleaned up their act, Ami Eden writes.

Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! A New Book All About the Jews of Punk

Meet Neta Riskin, the actress and accent coach who taught Natalie Portman to sound like an Israeli

French Olympian apologizes for comparing Rio fans to Berlin games

Jewish Haitian-American TV Host Eric André is Taking Comedy By Storm

How two Hasidic Jews created a trendy new bikini brand

Indie rocker Ezra Furman shares new song about his Jewish refugee grandfather

Aly Raisman wins third medal at Rio Olympics

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