The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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Remains of last Israeli soldier missing from First Lebanon War’s Sultan Yacoub battle found

Yehuda Katz was a 22-year-old tank gunner and yeshiva student when he was killed 44 years ago. -- The post Remains of last Israeli soldier missing from First Lebanon War’s Learn more

Jewish federation head says Mamdani is inciting violence against Jews

Plus, Carnegie Deli is coming back to Manhattan. -- The post Jewish federation head says Mamdani is inciting violence against Jews appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Manhattan Central Synagogue attacker faces federal hate crime charges

The suspect, Larry Montes, is due to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday. -- The post Manhattan Central Synagogue attacker faces federal hate crime charges appeared first on Jewish Learn more

Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Florida congressional primary

She becomes the first white candidate in a district that has sent Black representatives to Congress for more than 30 years. -- The post Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Florida congressional Learn more

As High Holidays approach, Israeli envoy to United Nations in New York City optimistic in dark times

“If you are not here, you allow the enemies to take over,” Danny Danon told JNS, of why the Jewish state must be present at the United Nations. “If I Learn more

Mark Goldfeder and National Jewish Advocacy Center just delivered a landmark legal blow to the anti-Zionism excuse. Learn more

"The other side heard the message very well," a senior Israeli official told JNS, of the Israeli prime minister's meeting with the Trump adviser. Learn more

Bill Ackman, who is Jewish, wrote that he plans to create a nonprofit rather than working with universities in part due to “politics outweighing meritocracy, protests that disrupt learning" and Learn more

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