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Al-Aqsa is a misdirect
The war Israel has been fighting for its existence since Oct. 7 is in response to an unprovoked attack initiated and supported by Iran and Qatar. Despite this, a troubling narrative has emerged from...
Soviet Yiddish artists and writers remembered
Congress for Jewish Culture together with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language, the Jewish Labor Committee and the Workers Circle,
we present this video of yesterday's solemn gathering
טרויער־אַקאַדעמיע
https://youtu.be/Af6ppw_PExM?si=6XhFt2F63Qt-1JRt
In memory of the Soviet Yiddish...
Tlaib’s alma mater among two new schools under federal Title VI probe
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it is investigating Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich., for alleged discrimination based on “shared ancestry” under Title VI...
Blinken reportedly delaying Middle East trip due to ‘uncertainty about the situation’
First Axios reported that Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, was slated to depart on Tuesday for a trip to Israel, Egypt and Qatar. Then, Axios said, citing two unnamed sources, the trip was scrapped.
“Secretary of State Blinken has...
Neo-Nazis holding rifles and swastika flags march during Ohio musical festival
A dozen or so individuals marched during the downtown Springfield Jazz & Blues Fest in Ohio on Aug. 10, carrying rifles and swastika flags, and wearing red shirts, black pants, boots and black ski masks.
Ohio is an open-carry...
Young Jewish Chicagoans excited, apprehensive ahead of Democratic National Convention
With the Democratic National Convention scheduled to take place from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22 in the Windy City, young Jewish Chicagoans told JNS that they worry about potential political unrest around the gathering,...
National Library of Israel receives gift of original David Moss Haggadah
The National Library of Israel has received the original version of a modern masterpiece of Hebrew manuscript illumination: the Moss Haggadah. Created by renowned Judaica artist David Moss, it is a large-format, handwritten and...
RJC says Harris campaign lied about Walz’s ties to Hitler-supporting imam
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign lied when it sought to distance Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential candidate, from an imam who promoted Adolf Hitler, the Republican Jewish Coalition claimed on Tuesday.
Walz called...
Charges dismissed for one of two women accused of accosting Idaho Jewish man
Two anti-Israel demonstrators arrested on July 4 on charges of malicious harassment against a Jewish man wearing a kippah at a restaurant in downtown Boise received differing results during their preliminary hearing.
Hannah Tucker, 28, and Crystal Grosenbach, 38,...
Suspect arrested in alleged arson hate crime at Jewish Museum of Maryland
Baltimore Police officers arrested Assadollah Hashemi on Saturday, accusing the 66-year-old of an Aug. 4 arson attack outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland, according to a statement that the Baltimore Police Department provided to...