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"When the whole issue of the [judicial] revolution started, we just decided not to wait and to do it immediately," said one Israeli who is moving to Spain next month. --The post Alarmed by their country’s political direction, more Israelis are seeking to move abroad appeared first on Jewish […]

Trump says he is facing arrest and is blaming a Jewish billionaire who is at the center of multiple antisemitic conspiracy theories. --The post Trump’s calls for protests condemn George Soros, echo Jan. 6 — and draw Jewish concern appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Michael Epstein and Abe Rosenberg both live in the New York metro area. Despite leading eerily similar lives their paths hadn't crossed for decades — until now. --The post These Holocaust survivors were once classmates in a DP camp. They just reunited after 76 years. appeared first on Jewish […]

The young adult classic, soon to be a movie, was a rare portrayal of an increasingly common reality, writes a kids lit critic. --The post How Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ broke taboos around interfaith marriage appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic […]

Meanwhile, Zamir's wife Maya Wertheimer appeared in a provocative pro-democracy show to kick off Tel Aviv Fashion Week. --The post Asaf Zamir, Israel’s top diplomat in NY, summoned to Jerusalem after implicitly criticizing judicial overhaul appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

The attack comes three weeks after two Israeli brothers, Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, were killed in a previous shooting attack while driving on the same road in Huwara. Following that attack, dozens of Israeli settlers rioted in the village. --The post Former US marine seriously injured in West Bank […]

A professor of Jewish thought explains how a a debate over language is really about how Jews navigate between competing identities. --The post Which side are you on: Jewish American or American Jew?  appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Proposed by a Jewish lawmaker, the bill has attracted antisemitic backlash. --The post A Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to stop the state’s neo-Nazi rise appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Itamar Ben-Gvir calls the Joint Distribution Committee, which since 1914 has distributed billions in dollars of aid across 70 countries, including Israel, a "leftist organization." --The post Far-right Israeli minister finds enemy in JDC, the mainstream American Jewish aid group appeared first on […]

The video, in which Binsky is accompanied by ex-Hasidic community member and transgender activist Abby Stein, has been viewed nearly 800,000 times in four days. --The post YouTuber Drew Binsky makes a travel video about Hasidic Brooklyn appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

“Halacha has to be informed by the real lived experiences of the people about whom it is legislating,” said Laynie Soloman, who teaches at and helps lead Svara, a Chicago yeshiva that serves queer Jews. --The post Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions […]

In this week's Jewish Sport Report, we talk to members of Duke's Jewish community about their famous head coach. Plus, we wrap up our coverage of the World Baseball Classic. --The post The Jewish Sport Report: What Duke coach Jon Scheyer means to the school’s Jewish community appeared first […]

"We are following this [judicial reform] debate very closely and — I will not hide this — with great concern,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. --The post In Berlin, Netanyahu faces tough questions from a key ally, while Israelis abroad protest appeared first on Jewish […]

The electrical engineer, a regular at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, also developed the fastest camera of its time. --The post Abraham Zarem, one of the last surviving Manhattan Project scientists, dies at 106 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

The poll showed that while Democrats tend to sympathize more with Palestinians, they remain favorably disposed to Israel. --The post For the first time, Democrats sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel, poll finds appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Elliot Resnick's excuse for being caught on video during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection was that he was covering it as a reporter. The FBI begs to differ. --The post Former Jewish Press editor charged with interfering with law enforcement during Jan. 6 Capitol riot appeared first on Jewish […]

Jon Scheyer was known as the "Jewish Jordan" in high school. Now he's coaching the team he once took to a national championship. --The post For Jewish fans, Duke’s new basketball coach inspires a different version of March Madness appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

"You would not think that antisemitism would germinate there," a Turkish Jewish scholar said about the school whose students allegedly made the gesture. --The post Students at elite Istanbul school perform Nazi salute in soccer game against Turkey’s only Jewish school appeared first on Jewish […]

HaZamir, the premier choir for Jewish high school students, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a concert at Lincoln Center. --The post How HaZamir youth choir serves as ‘an on-ramp to Jewish life’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

"The abyss is within reach," Herzog said. --The post Israeli President Isaac Herzog warns of a looming, bloody ‘real civil war’ amid battle over court reform appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.