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California cantor turns prime-time rabbi with appearances on ‘Curb’ and ‘Law and Order’

Kenny Ellis is officiating a Jewish funeral on not one but two prime-time TV shows this week.

Harvey Weinstein expelled from Oscars academy amid mounting allegations by women

An emergency meeting of the academy’s board “voted well in excess of the required two-thirds majority,” the body that awards the Oscars said in a statement.

Kansas State University sukkah was damaged by storms, not vandals, police say

Witnesses told police they saw the sukkah tumbling in the wind during the storm with no one around it.

Trump vows to kill Iran deal if Congress does not amend it

Report: Trump to kick back Iran deal to Congress for tougher oversight

Israel to leave UNESCO alongside US, Netanyahu says

US to withdraw from UNESCO by 2019 over anti-Israel bias, State Department says

American Jewish Historical Society cancels events linked to BDS group following pressure

Israeli computer scientist, opera director born to Israelis win MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

ACLU lawsuit challenges Kansas law targeting Israel boycotters

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