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FBI reports drop in number of antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes

The number of overall hate crimes was the largest since 2008, but due to gaps in reporting, experts say not to view the FBI’s statistics as a comprehensive portrait of hate crimes in the United States.

Hurricane Ida destroys one-time Jewish family’s residence that was Louis Armstrong’s second home

A Jewish tailor and junk dealer bought Armstrong’s first trumpet.

Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE, speaks at the opening of the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany on March 18, 2021. (Bernd von Jutrczenka - Pool/Getty Images)

Politico employees will not have to sign their new parent company’s pro-Israel mission statement

German powerhouse Axel Springer said the company’s core principles will still apply to Politico employees.

Son of Holocaust survivor who flew Afghan refugees to US: It was easy to ‘put myself in their position’

He was sentenced to life in prison. Rescue dogs — and a rabbi — helped him find redemption.

At least 150 sex abuse lawsuits filed against NY Jewish institutions under Child Victims Act

Rashida Tlaib calls on Israel to release the body of a woman who tried to kill Israeli troops

Ed Asner, proudly Jewish actor who won Emmys as Lou Grant and delighted in Pixar’s ‘Up,’ dies at 91

Parole board votes to release Sirhan Sirhan, who killed Robert Kennedy for his pro-Israel views

GOP congressman compares COVID measures to Holocaust, prompting an intern’s resignation

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