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LGBTQ rights group names longtime Israel advocate as director amid movement’s growing criticism of government

A Wider Bridge taps Ethan Felson, a longtime pro-Israel professional with roots in Jewish community outreach to other minorities.

Jewish NFL players say education, not ‘cancellation,’ is the right response to DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts

“At the end of the day, if he was educated and he knew the history, he probably wouldn’t say those things,” Josh Miller, a 50-year-old retired punter, said of Jackson.

NFL’s Redskins announce intention to change name after years of pressure, including from ADL

The team’s Jewish owner, Daniel Snyder, had refused to consider a change for years despite criticism that the name was offensive to Native Americans.

St. Louis couple who aimed guns at Black Lives Matters protesters had run-ins with a local synagogue

Aaron Keyak, longtime Jewish political organizer, to head Biden’s Jewish outreach

Kenneth Marcus, high-ranking US education official, returning to Jewish civil rights agency

New York City’s flagship JCC cuts 35% of jobs as pandemic layoffs continue

Julian Edelman speaks with DeSean Jackson about educating each other in aftermath of anti-Semitic posts

At virtual retreat, men embrace vulnerability and reckon with patriarchy

The agony of the COVID-19 obituarist

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