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Michael Smuss, Selma van de Perre, Ruth Posner, Yehuda Friedman, Dita Kraus and Manfred Goldberg all died in October and November. -- The post Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including the Learn more

A Manhattan rabbi describes a terrifying experience during a recent "protective presence" mission. -- The post I glimpsed the violence facing West Bank Palestinians every day. American Jews who care Learn more

Rubio's warning comes amid surging attacks by Israeli settlers on West Bank Palestinians. -- The post Marco Rubio warns that violence in the West Bank could threaten Gaza truce appeared Learn more

Hitler had Kallmann syndrome, a sexual disorder, researchers found. -- The post Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA shows no Jewish ancestry — but finds a genetic disorder appeared first on Jewish Learn more
"The IDF requests that the public act with sensitivity and wait for the official identification," the military said. The post Red Cross team en route to receive hostage’s body in Learn more
The ultimate “deal” is not a symbolic treaty with terrorists; it is a robust and unified regional security architecture that makes Hamas irrelevant. The post Strong US-Israel cooperation will keep Learn more
Phoebe Okowa, newly elected to the International Court of Justice, has also said that Israel’s entry into the United Nations was based on creating a Palestinian state. The post Kenyan Learn more

“In many cases, I come into this job knowing the ambassadors, knowing some of the senior diplomats,” Anne Dreazen told JNS. The post Jewish Pentagon veteran brings extensive security experience Learn more
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