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Anwar Sadat

Jimmy Carter, former president who brokered first Arab-Israeli peace accord, is dead at 100

The president who secured the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord in 1978 went on to become the target of vitriol for his warnings that Israel was headed toward apartheid.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87

A fierce jurist known for her outsized presence and outspokenness, Ginsburg was a tireless advocate for gender equality who often cited her Jewish values.

Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk, legendary author who brought Judaism into the mainstream, dies at 103

Perhaps more than any other writer, Wouk’s work embodied the new postwar possibilities for modern American Jews.

United States

A Chabad House in Maryland is set to be demolished, but it’s fighting back

Israel

CNN fires commentator Marc Lamont Hill, who called for a ‘free Palestine from the river to the sea’

Ideas

There is no religious excuse for not vaccinating your kids

United States

Reform movement’s Kutz Camp, incubator for teen leaders, is shutting down

Politics

Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress

Culture

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert talk about their favorite Bible characters

Israel

Jewish Americans sue Airbnb over plan to remove listings in West Bank settlements

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