A Spanish university’s first-ever Passover seder is being organized by American students
The homesick scholars' interfaith seder will have a freedom and human rights theme.
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The first Torah reading in orbit and 5 other fun facts about Jews in space
From Mr. Spock to Judith Resnik, a museum exhibit explores the relationship between Jews and the final frontier.
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Alan Dershowitz and other prominent Israel advocates warn Netanyahu against expelling Africans
By Ron KampeasThey tout Natan Sharansky to head a committee seeking a humanitarian solution, but he told JTA he knows nothing about plan.
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Jewish groups that helped Conor Lamb win cheer his upset victory
By Ron KampeasConor Lamb won in a Pittsburgh-area district that Donald Trump took by 20 percentage points in 2016.
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30 years later, the author of ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ has a new young adult Holocaust novel
In "Mapping the Bones," Jane Yolen again takes up the essential task of remembering.
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Israeli pop duo Static & Ben-El signs $5 million deal with Capitol Records
The seven-album, 10-year contract was facilitated by the Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban, whose nephew loves their music.
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Mayim Bialik makes a Facebook pitch to light an Independence Day torch in Israel
One of the 12 torches lit on Mount Herzl to kick off Yom Haatzmaut is reserved for a member of Diaspora Jewry.
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Spotify is finally coming to Israel
The country's oddly high piracy rate could now go down.
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Netta Barzilai is ready to ‘Toy’ with Eurovision viewers
By Marcy OsterIsrael's entry in the song contest has caught on around the world, with betting sites giving it 3-1 odds of winning.
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A new study for cancer risk in Ashkenazi Jews aims to be a model for genetic testing
Patients who take a test for the most common BRCA gene mutations can receive their results from their primary care provider.
