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  • 1 Lichter Lecture Series concludes with David Myer’s ‘American Shtetl’   
  • 2 Northern Hills Synagogue to host Scout Shabbat
  • 3 Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.
  • 4 Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law
  • 5 Social Column: January 4, 2024
  • 6 People of the Year 2023
  • 7 J Baby creates community among expectant parents
  • 8 The American Israelite hires new book reviewer
  • 9 After ‘detailed plan’ to attack Ohio synagogue, teen must pen Holocaust book report
  • 10 Despite arrests, hundreds of US synagogues receive bomb threats as spree continues
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Lichter Lecture Series concludes with David Myer’s ‘American Shtetl’   

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Northern Hills Synagogue to host Scout Shabbat

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law

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Lichter Lecture Series concludes with David Myer’s ‘American Shtetl’   

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Northern Hills Synagogue to host Scout Shabbat

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Rockdale Temple celebrates bicentennial weekend

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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Adath Israel to reveal new sensory rooms

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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People of the Year 2023

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J Baby creates community among expectant parents

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The American Israelite hires new book reviewer

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Local young adults taking off for Birthright Israel Onward Volunteer in Israel program

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Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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How the watermelon wound up on Jennifer Garner’s daughter’s sweatshirt as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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San Diego State U sent an email supporting students after Oct. 7. It’s now being investigated for Islamophobia.

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law

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At the Jewish Museum, gut-wrenching drawings depict the terror of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Will MIT President Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Anti-Israel protesters target homes of Sullivan, Austin

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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Jewish groups object to GOP’s treatment of Muslim candidate for Court of Appeals seat

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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International

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Turkey arrests 33 accused of spying for Mossad

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Belgian Hezbollah activist files war crimes complaint against JNS Israel correspondent

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Israel to fight Pretoria’s genocide ‘blood libel’ at The Hague

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Sisi’s struggles: Egypt faces a widening set of challenges

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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UN Security Council adopts resolution urging aid to Gazans, stops short of calling for ceasefire

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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Blast occurs near Israeli embassy in India

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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Herzog tells US, Canadian students: “We support you”

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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IAEA: Iran accelerates production of near-weapons-grade uranium

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Israel

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Israeli forces seize Hamas’s strategic Gaza City stronghold 

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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In unprecedented decision, Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down law limiting its power

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IDF reservists demand the Gaza offensive continue until victory

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Israeli drone kills Hamas deputy chief al-Arouri in Beirut

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After release from Gaza, Be’eri members visit destroyed kibbutz

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Most Israelis oppose US demand to weaken Gaza fight

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Netanyahu: Hostage release talks taking place ‘right now’

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The big issues dividing the US and Israel as the Gaza war bleeds into 2024

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From the Pages: January 11, 2023

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Jews in the News: Two New Films, Famous WWII Jewish Vets Update

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Dry January

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“The Cook and the Rabbi” a culinary treasure

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College Admissions

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‘Life is Beautiful’ hit US theaters 25 years ago. The film’s Holocaust humor raised issues that linger today.

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From the Pages: December 28, 2023

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Jews in the News: Rock Hall of Fame, Celeb Roots, Coben’s ‘Changing’ Characters

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Judaism

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Parshat Vaera — Exodus 6:2 – 9:35

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Parshat Shemot Exodus 1:1 – 6:1

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Parshat Vayigash — Genesis 44:18 – 47:27

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  • ט׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 21, 2023)
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Parshat Miketz – Genesis 41:1 – 44:17

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  • ב׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 14, 2023)
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Parshat Vayeshev – Genesis 37:1 – 40:23

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  • כ״ד בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (December 7, 2023)
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Parshat Vayishlach – Genesis 32:4 – 36:43

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  • י״ז בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (November 30, 2023)
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Parshat Vayetze – Genesis 28:10 –32:3

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  • י׳ בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (November 23, 2023)
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Parshat Toldot – Genesis 25:19 – 28:9

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  • ג׳ בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (November 16, 2023)
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Obituaries

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Former Mossad chief Zvi Zamir dead at 98

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  • א׳ בשבט ה׳תשפ״ד (January 11, 2024)
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Guy Stern, WWII ‘Ritchie Boy’ who became renowned Holocaust scholar, dies at 101

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  • כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (January 4, 2024)
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Neil Drossman, ad writer famous for his wit and wordplay, dies at 83

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  • ט״ז בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 28, 2023)
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Rabbi Martin Rozenberg, scholar who helped found Reform’s Camp Harlam, is dead at 95

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  • ט׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 21, 2023)
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Remembering Rabbi David Ellenson

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  • ב׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 14, 2023)
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Shlomo Avineri, dovish Israeli political philosopher and public intellectual, dies at 90

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  • ב׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״ד (December 14, 2023)
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In memory of Michael Glassman

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  • כ״ד בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (December 7, 2023)
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Gerald Alan “Jerry” Wallace

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  • כ״ד בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ד (December 7, 2023)
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At a Glance

Feds charge Las Vegas man with making antisemitic death threats against Sen. Jacky Rosen
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Office of Jacky Rosen Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., addresses the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021

Feds charge Las Vegas man with making antisemitic death threats against Sen. Jacky Rosen

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — A Las Vegas man threatened to kill Sen. Jacky Rosen, the Nevada Jewish

Hundreds of Holocaust survivors pose with posters of Hamas hostages in a statement of solidarity
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Julia Gergely A group of Holocaust survivors pose with posters of the hostages that were kidnapped by Hamas at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Nov. 1, 2023

Hundreds of Holocaust survivors pose with posters of Hamas hostages in a statement of solidarity

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — New York Jewish Week-As a docent and speaker at the Museum of Jewish

Stars of David spray-painted on Paris buildings remind Jews of 1930s, mayor says
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images A man walks along a building whose facade is covered with Stars of David in the Alesia district of Paris, Oct. 31, 2023

Stars of David spray-painted on Paris buildings remind Jews of 1930s, mayor says

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — Police are investigating dozens of Stars of David found spray-painted on the walls

London Holocaust library defaced in latest incident of pro-Palestinian graffiti on Jewish site
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center picture via X; Wiener Holocaust Library via X; Canter's Deli via ADL California In the Bronx, London and Los Angeles, Jewish sites have been graffitied with pro-Palestinian messages

London Holocaust library defaced in latest incident of pro-Palestinian graffiti on Jewish site

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — A Holocaust library and research center in London was defaced with graffiti reading

In a first for any country, Bolivia severs ties with Israel over war in Gaza
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images Bolivian President Luis Arce arrives at La Moneda Presidential Palace, Sept. 11, 2023

In a first for any country, Bolivia severs ties with Israel over war in Gaza

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — Bolivia’s foreign ministry announced Tuesday that it is severing diplomatic ties with Israel

Russia: Israel has no right to defend itself against Hamas
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Permanent Representative of Russian to the U.N. Vasily Nebenzya

Russia: Israel has no right to defend itself against Hamas

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JNS) — Israel does not have the right to defend itself, Russia’s representative to the

A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy of Shevan Syrian immigrant Shevan ran the Amsterdam Marathon with Israeli, Palestinian and Ukrainian flags

A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — When Shevan arrived in the Netherlands as a refugee of the Syrian Civil

Israeli forces ‘deep in the Strip, at the gates of Gaza City’
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: IDF Israeli soldiers operating against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 1, 2023

Israeli forces ‘deep in the Strip, at the gates of Gaza City’

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JNS) — Israeli forces have broken through Hamas’s first line of defense and are approaching

Israel’s UN envoy says he’ll wear Nazi yellow star until other countries condemn Hamas
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Israeli United Nations Ambassador Gilad Erdan speaks during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas war at U.N. headquarters on October 30, 2023 in New York City

Israel’s UN envoy says he’ll wear Nazi yellow star until other countries condemn Hamas

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JTA) — Israel’s envoy to the United Nations took an unusual step on Monday while

Israel’s Arrow system intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90 Israelis crowd a beach near Eilat in southern Israel, on Aug. 9, 2023

Israel’s Arrow system intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen

  • כ״ה במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ד (November 9, 2023)

(JNS) — Israel’s Arrow air-defense system has intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched at the Jewish

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