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Mamdani nods to Jews at inauguration, revokes Adams’ pro-Israel orders

Plus, the best-known Jewish figures at his inauguration. -- The post Mamdani nods to Jews at inauguration, revokes Adams’ pro-Israel orders appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Here’s how I make each day count: I keep a diary

From car crashes to Shabbat dinners, I’ve recorded the mundane, the meaningful and the moments I would otherwise have forgotten. -- The post Here’s how I make each day count: Learn more

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone away

A century after the famed composer wed Ellin Mackay, a Catholic heiress, their marriage offers a window into how Jewish attitudes toward interfaith unions have evolved — and how much Learn more

Mamdani’s first act: revoking Eric Adams’ executive orders, including on Israel, antisemitism and BDS

Mamdani said he plans to maintain the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism, which Adams had created via executive order. -- The post Mamdani’s first act: revoking Eric Adams’ executive orders, Learn more

James Fishback demanded a transcript of a supposed meeting between the Israeli prime minister and Jay Collins that doesn’t appear to have occurred. The post Florida gubernatorial candidate decries what Learn more

“Wherever anti-Zionism has been normalized, it has led to an increase of hostilities toward Israel and the Jewish people,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch told JNS. “I would welcome the mayor waking Learn more

The new mayor's actions "pose an immediate threat to the safety of Jewish communities in New York City and could lead to an increase in violent antisemitic attacks throughout the Learn more

“Bias and discrimination that can lead to outright antisemitism has no place in California,” said AJC CEO Ted Deutsch. The post AJC applauds protections for Jewish students in California public Learn more

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