Category: Jewish
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More than 55 Jewish groups come out against terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits
A coalition of more than 55 centrist and progressive Jewish groups is lobbying against a bipartisan bill that would give the Treasury Department broad powers to revoke the tax exemption of any nonprofit it deems to be a… Continue Reading
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Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD
Jessica Tisch, a longtime New York City public servant, was appointed as the commissioner of the NYPD on Wednesday. Tisch, who comes from a prominent Jewish family, will become the second woman to head the city’s police… Continue Reading
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Man who attempted terror attack on Jewish New Yorkers sentenced to 10 years in jail
A man who was arrested in Penn Station in 2022 while preparing to carry out a terror attack against Jewish New Yorkers was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Wednesday. Christopher Brown, 23, had travelled to New York City after… Continue Reading
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US vetoes UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire and unlinked hostage release
The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution supported by the UK that called for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the unconditional release of all hostages, but did not appear to make one contingent on the… Continue Reading
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Man who attempted terror attack on Jewish New Yorkers in 2022 sentenced to 10 years in prison
A man who was arrested in Penn Station in 2022 while preparing to carry out a terror attack against Jewish New Yorkers was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Wednesday. Christopher Brown, 23, had traveled to New York City… Continue Reading
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A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges Jewish tropes by doubling down on them
In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her book published this spring, Dench was candid and straight to the point about the play, which… Continue Reading
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Arthur Frommer, ‘wandering Jew’ who launched a travel guide empire, dies at 95
Arthur Frommer, whose empire of travel guidebooks led one interviewer to call him the “quintessential wandering Jew,” died Nov. 18 at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 95. Starting in 1957 with the… Continue Reading
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Ten Palestine Action activists arrested on suspicion of terror offences
Counter-terrorism cops have arrested ten individuals linked to the Palestine Action group in connection with an ongoing investigation into attacks on the defence technology firm Elbit Systems UK. After the granting of a series of warrants… Continue Reading
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‘A celebration of our friendship’: British Jewish and Indian communities break bread together
More than 50 professionals and community leaders gathered for the British Indian Jewish Association winter reception in Covent Garden on Monday 18 November. Guest speakers at the Punjab restaurant included barrister and shadow attorney… Continue Reading
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Jewish Life Stories: Ed Koch’s sister dies on her own terms
This article is also available as a weekly newsletter, “Life Stories,” where we remember those who made an outsize impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting place. Subscribe… Continue Reading