Category: Jewish
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Ukrainian youths apologize after erotic photoshoot at Jewish cemetery sparks anger
Police in Ukraine’s Lviv region identified several young people who took erotic photos at a historic Jewish cemetery in Brody, sparking outrage in Ukraine and within the Jewish community worldwide. Authorities said the youths acknowledged their… Continue Reading
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Anti-Israel protester indicted for hate crime for allegedly threatening Jewish man on subway
New York prosecutors indicted a man for an antisemitic hate crime that allegedly occurred around the time of controversial protests against an exhibit on the Oct. 7, 2023, Nova music festival massacre. Manhattan District… Continue Reading
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The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season
This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hi there! The sky got dark early for the first time last Sunday, but it was a brilliant day for New York Red Bulls midfielder Daniel… Continue Reading
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Einat Admony, acclaimed Israeli-American chef, opens her first restaurant in Brooklyn
It was an unseasonably warm Tuesday in Brooklyn, and unlike many New Yorkers, Chef Einat Admony — the founder of the acclaimed Greenwich Village restaurant Balaboosta and the Taim falafel chain — wasn’t laser-focused on… Continue Reading
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Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Yechiel Leiter, an American-Israeli former settler leader whose son was killed fighting in Gaza, as the next Israeli ambassador to the United States. The prime minister… Continue Reading
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A Jewish couple created a disco-ball menorah to mark this year’s Hanukkah-New Year’s overlap
In 2013, there was the “Menurkey,” a turkey-shaped menorah, for the highly unusual overlap of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Now, 11 years later, a new holiday-mashup menorah is making its appearance. The Happy Jew Year… Continue Reading
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How Oct. 7 gave me the toughness I’ll need under a second Trump presidency
I haven’t been a good sleeper for many years, but since Oct. 7, 2023, let’s just say it’s been worse. Some people count sheep. Some people doomscroll in the wee hours of the dark, dark morning. I’ll let you guess which… Continue Reading
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20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25
What’s the common link between a kibbutznik from Israel’s embattled north; the granddaughter of Israel’s first woman Olympian; and quite possibly the only student ever to transfer from Harvard to California Baptist… Continue Reading
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OPINION: This is what ‘globalising the intifada’ looks like
Last night, dozens of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under sustained assault from Arab and Muslim rioters in Amsterdam. Horrifying videos emerged showing Israelis being hounded in the streets, kicked on the ground and attacked with weapons. One… Continue Reading
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OPINION: ‘Where is this all going for the Jewish people when taboos are continuously being broken?’
It’s around a 20 minute drive in Amsterdam from 263 Prinsengracht to the Johan Cruyff Stadium. The former is where, for two years in the 1940s, a Jewish family hid from those intent on running them down. The latter is where, last night,… Continue Reading