Just in case anyone wasn’t yet paying attention, US Senator Cory Booker proclaimed, “Hineni,” I am here, 19 hours into his marathon speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, deploying his famous facility with Hebrew to protest President…
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Randy Fine prevails in Florida special election, bringing tally of Jewish Republicans in Congress to 4
Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican backed by President Donald Trump, has prevailed in a special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.
The Associated Press declared Fine the winner with 54% of the vote 30 minutes…
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NY car wash accused of charging Jews triple in Passover pricing scandal
The New York Attorney General’s Office has halted a discriminatory practice at a Rockland County car wash that charged Jewish customers higher rates based on the claim that their vehicles were “dirtier.”
An investigation found that Super 4…
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Trump administration freezes research funding to Princeton amid antisemitism investigations
Princeton University has become the latest in a string of Ivy League universities to have its federal funding threatened by the Trump administration amid investigations of antisemitism on campus.
The university’s…
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A Chicagoan wanted to protest Elon Musk — and put a swastika sticker on a Jewish man’s Tesla
As he walked up to his Tesla just days after his twins’ b’nai mitzvah last month, Peter Katz was surprised to find a sticker with a swastika.
Another one offered an explanation. It read “Heil Elon.”
People have
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19 hours into anti-Trump Senate speech, Cory Booker proclaims, ‘Hineni’ — I am here
Just in case anyone wasn’t yet paying attention, Sen. Cory Booker proclaimed, “Hineni,” I am here, 19 hours into his marathon speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, deploying his famous facility with Hebrew to protest…
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‘Stop super speeders’ bill gains new momentum after Brooklyn car crash kills Jewish mom and two children
A New York State bill to “stop super speeders” has gained new momentum following a car crash in Brooklyn on Saturday that killed a Jewish mother and her two daughters, and sent her 4-year-old son to the hospital.
If…
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OPINION: Keeping Albanese in her UN role is an insanity surpassed only by her possible reappointment
I do not know whether you have ever heard the name of Alice Wairimu Nderitu.
Ms Nderitu was a high ranking UN official. In 2020, after a sterling career in Human Rights Education and Social Justice in Kenya, she was appointed Under…
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Emma Barnett and Melanie Philips among writers talking at JW3 this summer
From a candid look at maternity leave to a cookbook about migration and food that includes trying out some of the dishes, there is an engaging literary experience waiting for you at JW3 this summer.
In her provocative new book, The…
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Taxi service to ensure vaccination of elderly among winners at MItzvah Day awards
Camp Simcha, Elim Pentecostal Church’s Manna Project, The Jewish Family Centre, The Joely Bear Appeal, C4WS and Vaxi Taxi have been recognised for the enduring charity partnerships they have built with faith communities this year.
They…
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