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Elected PA Jewish judge leaves Democratic party, citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism

(JTA) — An elected Supreme Court justice in Pennsylvania announced Monday night that he has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, citing concerns about antisemitism.

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At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust

(JTA) — As mourners gathered Tuesday for the funeral of Abraham Foxman, they were saying goodbye not only to one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the last half-century, but to one of the dwindling number whose moral authority was forged in the Holocaust itself.

Foxman,


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Israeli report on ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability

(JTA) — A sweeping new Israeli report on sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks and against hostages in Gaza concludes that the crimes formed part of a deliberate strategy. It also lays out a roadmap for turning two years of documentation into legal prosecution.

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Mamdani supersizes NYC hate crimes office, as tensions simmer over synagogue protests

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a nearly ninefold increase in New York City’s budget for preventing hate crimes as part of his budget proposal announced Tuesday, fulfilling a campaign promise that was central to his outreach to Jewish voters ...


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Debating Zionism is fair. Protesting Israel’s president at commencement crosses the line

I am grateful for Noam Pianko’s recent essay, “Debating Zionism is good for Jews, actually.” Pianko argued that criticism of a small group of graduating seniors at the Jewish Theological Seminary who objected to JTS’s invitation to Israeli Presid...


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