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Unique Yad Vashem exhibit and street naming highlight NYC’s commitment to remember the Holocaust
A unique Holocaust art exhibition opened this week in New York’s City Hall.
In “The Wandering Jew,” a 1947 oil-and-canvas painting by Dutch artist Eliazer Neuberger, a barefoot man wearing torn garments gazes forward while…
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Far-right Polish lawmaker disrupts moment of silence for the Holocaust to decry ‘Jewish genocide in Gaza’
A far-right Polish member of the European Parliament with a history of antisemitic statements disrupted a moment of silence for the victims of the Holocaust in order to decry “the Jewish genocide in Gaza.”
Grzegorz Braun,…
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Director of pro-Israel LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge
The director of a pro-Israel LGBTQ advocacy organization is facing a criminal charge stemming from his alleged sexual misconduct against a museum employee last year in Vermont.
Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge,…
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OPINION: Investments in Israeli high-tech will soar this year
2025 will be a boom year for Israel and its high-tech economy. As the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon recedes, and the administration of US President Donald Trump seeks to cement the landmark achievements of the Abraham Accords with a historic…
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Ministers urge universities to prevent intimidation by pro-Palestine activists at career fairs
Three senior cabinet ministers have written to UK universities urging them not allow pro-Palestine and other anti-war activists to intimidate defence industry firm recruiters at career fairs.
In a strongly worded letter, signed by Defence…
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Atlanta Film Executive Steve Mensch Memorialized
Steve Mensch, who managed the Tyler Perry Studio in Southwest Atlanta and who was a well-known and well-liked figure in the motion picture business in America, died last month. One of his passions was flying and he was killed when the…
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Jewish Fertility Foundation Launches Ambitious Campaign
The Jewish Fertility Foundation, the rapidly growing Atlanta-based nonprofit, is planning to accelerate its expansion over the next five years as it grows into a major national organization. Speaking at the organization’s annual…
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The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return
People in Israel and across the world have pledged to wear orange on Wednesday, in homage to the hair colour of the last two young children still held hostage in Gaza.
“Orange Day,” in honour of Kfir and Ariel Bibas and their parents,…
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Fundraiser Unites Generations for a Night of Comedy
Last month, l’dor v’dor took on a new meaning at Congregation Or VeShalom (OVS), the oldest Sephardic synagogue in Atlanta, founded in 1914.
Earlier in the year, fundraising chairwoman Debra Tennenbaum was tasked with putting together a…
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