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White House names Bezalel Smotrich as obstacle to ceasefire deal, says he is ‘jeopardizing’ hostage lives

Sharp words targeting an Israeli right-wing leader reflect how deeply invested President Biden is in talks taking place next week to wrap up a ceasefire-for hostages deal.

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Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’

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A film about the destruction of the Second Temple premiered in 2021. Oct. 7 gives it new resonance.

By Jackie Hajdenberg August 7, 2024 5:36 pm

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Jewish Australian race walker Jemima Montag wins second bronze medal in Paris

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White House names Bezalel Smotrich as obstacle to ceasefire deal, says he is ‘jeopardizing’ hostage lives

In first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, Jewish writers, musicians, and lay leaders compose new liturgy and traditions to mourn a fresh tragedy

IDEAS

At at time of loss and grief, this Jewish ritual says you don’t have to go it alone

Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’

It’s not just J.D. Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’: Jewish communities also undervalue people without children

White House slams Cori Bush’s threat to AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down’

A popular Belgian author wrote he wanted to ‘ram a sharp knife’ through every Jew he meets. He says it was satire.

Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for protests after he is accused of stealing election

ISRAEL

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver, Israel’s 7th medal in Paris

Navigating tense waters, Kamala Harris listens to pro-Palestinian activists and then shushes them

All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Netanyahu, 10 months after Oct. 7: ‘I am sorry, deeply, that something like this happened’

US, British ambassadors skip Nagasaki ceremony after Israeli envoy’s presence is nixed

A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner

A film about the destruction of the Second Temple premiered in 2021. Oct. 7 gives it new resonance.

Jewish Australian race walker Jemima Montag wins second bronze medal in Paris

In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich Village to Lilith Fair

Hamas picks Gaza’s Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political leader Ismail Haniyeh

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