The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

Some Jewish groups condemned the shirt, which has sold out. -- The post Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Mamdani hosts Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who has stood up to ICE

Plus, a Yeshiva University student is assaulted in what the school said was an "unbiased attempted robbery." -- The post Mamdani hosts Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who has Learn more

The crime epidemic in Palestinian communities like mine is a crisis for Jews who care about Israel, too

An Arab Israeli activist says Israel should be judged by how it treats those who live under its own flag. -- The post The crime epidemic in Palestinian communities like Learn more

Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan

Founder AJ Edelman wants to change Israeli sports culture. -- The post Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan appeared first on Learn more

‘Room where it happened’: BBYO convention opens curtain in Philadelphia

Liberty was the talk of the town—from America to Iran. The post ‘Room where it happened’: BBYO convention opens curtain in Philadelphia appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

“Governments that fail to protect Jewish communities must be held accountable,” the U.S. special envoy said. The post Time for action on Jew-hatred, Kaploun tells European security org appeared first Learn more

The changes don’t address the problem of a “defense industrial base” that is “too small, too high-bound, too fragile,” Jonathan Ruhe, of JINSA, told JNS.  The post Pentagon to streamline Learn more

The U.S.-Israel FUTURES Act aims at “advancing joint investments such as emerging technologies, defense industrial base cooperation, artificial intelligence and biotechnology initiatives,” said Sen. Ted Budd, a co-sponsor. The post Learn more

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