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2 vacationing Hasidic Jews drown in Miami-area beach accident

Three other Hasidic vacationers from Brooklyn and upstate New York's Kiryas Joel survived after being pulled out into the ocean by a riptide.

Donald Trump to meet with Henry Kissinger

Trump and the ex-secretary of state reportedly have spoken by phone several times, but this would be their first face-to-face meeting as the candidate aims to build his foreign policy chops.

United Methodist Church rejects 4 divestment resolutions

The resolutions called for divesting from three companies that pro-Palestinian activists have accused of profiting from Israel’s control of the West Bank.

Accused would-be Florida synagogue bomber pleads not guilty

Beating health scares, Jonathan Sarna seals status as rock star Jewish historian

Historic Touro Synagogue belongs to current worshipers, not NY trustee, judge rules

Hebrew U, Smithsonian launch Einstein project on relativity theory’s centennial

Treasury secretary: US must make clear some Iran sanctions are lifted

Why Jewish day school students should recite the Pledge of Allegiance

Detroit Jews ask: Are targeted Israel boycotts the same as BDS?

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