B&H Photo, New York City’s iconic, Hasidic-owned camera and video equipment store, is expanding.
Last week, The Real Deal revealed that B&H Photo was the “mystery buyer” that purchased 333 West 34th Street. According to…
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Tufts international grad student detained by ICE in latest action targeting pro-Palestinian activist
A Tufts doctoral student was detained by ICE in the Trump administration’s latest attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian protester, according to an emailed statement from her attorney.
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish international…
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Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men, dies at 98
Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men and a former lawmaker, has died at 98.
Wertheimer’s granddaughter Maya Wertheimer, an Israeli actress and model, posted on social media Wednesday morning that he had died in his…
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Israel intensifies diplomacy with Guatemala to repatriate ‘Lev Tahor’ cult survivors
The committee, chaired by Knesset lawmaker Gilad Kariv, was informed that crucial court hearings in Guatemala in the coming days will determine the possibility of repatriating the rescued Israelis.2 View gallery
Guatemalan police forces rescuing…
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BBC’s Bowen: Israel bans journalists from Gaza ‘because there’s stuff they don’t want us to see’
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen has claimed Israel has refused to allow foreign journalists into Gaza to report on the war against Hamas “because there’s stuff there they don’t want us to see.”
Following the October 7 Hamas…
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Columbia students accused of prior knowledge of 7 October in new Hamas lawsuit
Families of Hamas hostages have filed a federal lawsuit accusing student activists at Columbia University of having prior knowledge of the 7 October massacre in Israel.
The suit, brought in New York on Monday under the Antiterrorism Act and…
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US rabbi to join Claridge’s protest over Qatari links to Hamas
A protest is set to take place this Sunday outside Claridge’s Hotel in London over its Qatari ownership and the country’s reported financial links to Hamas.
The demonstration, organised by the Iron Initiative, will take place at 12pm on…
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OPINION: The importance of social impact beyond the Jewish community
Last December, a group of Jewish university students from across the UK travelled to Rwanda as part of the Office of the Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai programme, in partnership with World Jewish Relief. University of Birmingham student Samuel…
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Federation Leads Young Professionals Trip to Israel
Over the past Chanukah and New Year, a group of young leadership professionals left Atlanta for Israel to offer their volunteer services. The objective of the trip was to provide services that were needed for the Jews who were displaced…
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Jewish Gwinnett Teens Celebrate Purim
Gwinnett is a geographically large and multi-culturally diverse county well known for its Latino and Asian populations. In many cases, a Jewish teen may be the only, or one of just a few Jews in their high school. But more and more Jewish…
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