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David Friedman arrives in Israel to take up ambassador position, visits Western Wall

He is scheduled to present his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday, and then get to work on preparations for President Trump's scheduled visit to Israel next week.

Jewish mayor in Virginia faces anti-Semitic tweets in aftermath of white supremacist protests

Charlottesville's Mike Signer had called the protesters, who were led by Richard Spencer, "profoundly ignorant."

Fire seriously damages historic Lower East Side synagogue

Beth Hamedrash Hagadol in 1885 became the first Eastern European congregation founded in New York City but was closed in 2007 because it lacked the money for repairs.