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‘Manhattan icon’ Stanley Zabar dies at 94

Plus, Jessica Tisch accepts WJC Herzl Award and calls for "courage to confront" anti-Jewish hate. -- The post ‘Manhattan icon’ Stanley Zabar dies at 94 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Learn more

Jewish Democratic support weakened slightly in midterms: survey

Both major parties have become too accepting of antisemitism, respondents said. -- The post Jewish Democratic support weakened slightly in midterms: survey appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Israel’s parliament sworn in as leaders scramble to form a government

The Knesset acts independently of the government and will likely begin working even if no ruling coalition has been announced. -- The post Israel’s parliament sworn in as leaders scramble Learn more

Museum cancels Amersfoort Synagogue’s tricentennial celebration over Israel tensions

Museum director cites “pressure” as the reason. Local Dutch Jewish leaders say the issue is antisemitism. -- The post Museum cancels Amersfoort Synagogue’s tricentennial celebration over Israel tensions appeared first Learn more

The story of Eva Geller

What does “Never Again” mean when a Holocaust survivor cannot live out her final years free from antisemitic terror? Learn more

“You couldn’t measure on a Richter scale the concern about El-Sayed,” the Jewish Federations of North America CEO said of the senator-elect from Michigan. Learn more

Kash Patel, director of the FBI, stated that the “eight-count indictment shows the determination of Iran to commit terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States.” Learn more

The Israeli prime minister’s explosive Knesset speech raises a fundamental question: Can democracy survive when its own freedoms are weaponized against it? Learn more

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