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American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, D.C. area native and father of three — was one of three Americans among 37 ...
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‘It was a paradise of security’: 2 writers reflect on growing up Jewish in Queens in the 1970s
Lolita at Leonard’s of Great Neck and Other Stories from Before Times” by Shira Dicker and “Adam Unrehearsed” by Don ...
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Man suffers severe burn injuries after self-immolation protest outside Israeli consulate in Boston
The incident marks at least the third instance of self-immolation in the US outside of an Israeli consulate or embassy in ...
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Documentary about celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield premieres in NYC
The Presidents’ Tailor” spotlights the “amazing charisma” of a man who learned to sew at Auschwitz and went on to create ...
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U of Michigan condemns assault of Jewish student on campus
ANN ARBOR – Leaders at the University of Michigan have condemned the reported assault of a 19-year-old student who was ...
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Argentina posts 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023, mostly after Oct. 7
A new report makes Argentina the latest country to record a spike in antisemitism following the attack and the subsequent ...
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Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79
“A Jewish runner — identified by an Israeli flag emblem on his or her bib — passes not through finish-line tape, but an arch with columns and floral designs, typical of title-pages of Jewish books.” ...