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A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.

These are the 21 slates US Jews can vote for in the World Zionist Congress election

IDEAS

When the world turns upside down, rabbis can help us keep our heads on straight

Like other Jews I know, I’ve seen ‘No Other Land’ recently. Can we talk about it?

Two middle-aged women defied the Nazis. One ‘wrote’ a book that betrayed the other.

Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel

Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows

Jesse Eisenberg receives Polish citizenship after ‘A Real Pain,’ set in Poland, wins Oscar

ISRAEL

Voting opens in election for World Zionist Congress, with future of Israel at stake

‘Darkness will fade,’ Yuval Raphael sings in Israel’s Eurovision entry, ‘New Day Will Rise’

Noam Tibon: Trump should talk to anyone, anywhere, if it can save our hostages

Yeshiva U falls to Tufts in first round of NCAA DIII men’s basketball tournament

Passover requires tons of eggs. Amid the avian flu, what’s a Jew to do?

Trump administration cancels $400M of grants to Columbia U over campus antisemitism

Trump administration to use AI to find Hamas-supporting foreign students to deport

Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner “No Other Land.” So are Palestinian activists.

Trump promised to protect Jews and religious liberty. His refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews.

Barnard clamps down after bomb threat clears pro-Palestinian protest in library

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