The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
Orthodox Jews were detained by ICE after voting as non-citizens, says NJ pol

Plus, Rep. Mike Lawler courts the Orthodox vote. -- The post Orthodox Jews were detained by ICE after voting as non-citizens, says NJ pol appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

What pledges Eisenkot and Netanayhu need to break to become PM

Neither bloc can get to 61 without going back on campaign promises. -- The post What pledges Eisenkot and Netanayhu need to break to become PM appeared first on Jewish Learn more

Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’

Frustrated Argentine Jewish groups are demanding the removal of an antisemitic trope. -- The post Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’ appeared Learn more

At Nuremberg, women helped make history. Then history forgot them.

In a new book, the author remembers the witnesses, journalists and lawyers who helped bring the Nazis to justice. -- The post At Nuremberg, women helped make history. Then history Learn more

‘We sympathize with our Israeli and Jewish friends,’ diaspora Iranians continue to say even three years after Oct. 7

“We Iranians have no better friends in this world than the Jewish people and will always unapologetically stand with them,” Fred Saberi, an Iranian activist in Sweden, told JNS. Learn more

“I’m scared of what's going to happen now,” Miri Bar-Halpern, a Jewish psychology lecturer at Harvard Medical School, told JNS. “I can already predict the backlash.” Learn more

Jew-hatred a problem for all of NY, City Council member Virginia Maloney says

The non-Jewish council member, who grew up on the Upper East Side, told JNS that she was raised in a “proud Zionist household.” Learn more

In Ireland and elsewhere in Europe, Jews deserve more than just protection

Their communities and institutions need to be able to thrive like other citizens. Learn more

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