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‘My southern Jewish … way of saying bless their hearts,’ says state rep who...
Esther Panitch was inspired when Renee Evans, of the World Jewish Congress, bought trees in Israel recently for Peach State legislators who voted in favor of a bill to codify into law the International...
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Everything you need to know about Israel’s Iron Dome
The current round of violence between Israel and Iran, as well as Hamas in the Gaza Strip erupted with a literal boom as rockets and drones were fired from Iran toward Israel. They set off rocket...
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Survey: Jews feel close to Israel; its government, not so much
(JTA) — As of early March, five months into Israel’s war with Hamas, American Jews felt close to Israel but were also likely to feel uncomfortable with its government’s actions, according to a Jewish...
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Launch of #LetOurPeopleGo campaign presses for hostages’ release
As the St. Louis Jewish community as well as Jews throughout the world prepare to gather around the seder table to commemorate the Exodus and freedom from bondage, we cannot forget the 133 hostages...
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Six months into war, Israeli soldiers still count on donations for basic...
(JTA) — When Aaron Moshe Shalman was recalled for another round of reserve duty in Israel’s army last month, he took to Facebook, seeking help for his 35-member paratrooper unit. “We are in dire need...
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Rabbi at Columbia U urges Jewish students to leave campus
(JTA) — An Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University has encouraged students to leave the campus until further notice, saying that he does not believe the university and city police can be counted on to...
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American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is seen alive in apparently...
(JTA) — Hamas has released a video showing one of the remaining American-Israelis that the terror group is holding hostage in Gaza, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, calling for the Israeli government to strike a...
View ArticleJews on campus must stand their ground
On May 4, 1970, four students were shot and killed on the Kent State University campus. They were shot by National Guardsmen who were called in by President Richard Nixon at the request of the academic...
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Columbia says it ‘will not divest from Israel,’ moves to close encampment...
(JTA) — Columbia University has rejected a demand to divest from Israel and has failed to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian student protesters who are occupying a portion of the school’s New York...
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Antisemitism breeds solidarity on WashU campus
As anti-Israel and incidents of antisemitism escalate on the campus of Washington University, concerns remain about the safety of Jewish students. On Saturday, April 27 a group of anti-Israel...
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Who is Shai Davidai, the Columbia proferssor combating Hamas-inspired Jew-hate
Due to his battle for the past six months against campus antisemitism—unleashed in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel—Columbia University business school assistant professor Shai...
View Article‘Jewish enough to be murdered on Oct 7,’ but not enough to be buried in a...
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. This story was produced by Shomrim — The Center for Media and...
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Iranian university invites students expelled after antisemitic attacks on...
Anti-Israel protesters on the Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2024. Photo by Andrew Bernard. An Iranian university is offering scholarships...
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How Yom HaShoah is being marked seven months after Oct. 7
(JTA) — Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, began Sunday night, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and serving as a memorial day for the 6 million Jews murdered by the...
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Double Celebration! How St. Louis is honoring Yom Hazikaron, Yom Haatzmaut
Two events commemorating Israeli holidays are coming up this month. Yom Hazikaron — Israel’s Memorial Day– will be observed on Sunday, May 12. The Yom Haatzmaut –Israel Independence Day — celebration...
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‘I’m tired of stupid people’: Palestinian-American’s blunt call for...
Mo Husseini’s article on the Israel-Hamas war was widely shared on social media by Jewish readers. At rear is an image from the essay. (Courtesy Mo Husseini) (JTA) — Last fall, Mo Husseini wrote a...
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Israel strikes Rafah as Hamas accepts truce outline
Spelling out the words, “Decision time, life or death,” demonstrators protest, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2024. (Chaim...
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Austin confirms US holding up weapons shipment over Rafah
Lloyd Austin, the secretary of defense, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv. Dec. 18, 2023. Photo by Chad McNeeley/U.S. Department of Defense. A decision by U.S. President Joe...
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Missouri lawmakers move forward with measures expressing solidarity with Israel
Two resolutions supporting Israel advanced in the Missouri legislature this week. House Continuing Resolution 30 passed in the House of Representatives on May 6 by a vote of 108 to 8. Another 22 house...
View ArticleCriticism mounts after Biden pauses Israel arms shipment
House and Senate Republicans slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel and demanded that the administration explain why it failed to notify Congress. Sens. Joni...
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