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The last presidential debate changed history. Here’s what Jews should watch for in the next

The last presidential debate changed history. Here’s what Jews should watch for in the next

By Lauren Markoe, Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished September 9, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. As Joe Biden’s wobbly performance at his June matchup against Donald Trump proved, sometimes presidential debates really...

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City on April 13, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

Revealed: Hamas’s secret instructions to exploit hostages, manipulate public opinion

Miri Weissman, (Israel Hayom via JNS)Published September 8, 2024

Confidential documents obtained from the computer of a senior Hamas leader have unveiled the terror group’s calculated strategy to exploit hostages, manipulate public opinion and rebuild its military capabilities under the guise of ceasefire negotiations....

(L-r) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the father of the modern Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and far-right commentator Candace Owens. (Screenshot)

Candace Owens criticized the Lubavitcher Rebbe. His fans quickly clapped back.

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 6, 2024

For decades the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has followed the teachings of its last spiritual leader, popularly known as “the Rebbe,” to bring Jewish practice and learning to every Jew across the globe through a sprawling network of emissaries and Jewish...

Fred Kormis in his studio in the 1980s. (Courtesy Wiener Holocaust Library Collections)

The forgotten Jewish sculptor who defied the Nazis—And left a hidden memorial

Shira Li Bartov, JTAPublished September 6, 2024

(JTA) — Fred Kormis, a German-Jewish artist whose life and work spanned two world wars, created Britain’s first memorial to Nazi victims, yet his name has been largely forgotten. Despite this, Kormis' legacy endures through his works, including the...

Ian Seidenfeld during the men's singles MS6 semifinal at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, Sept. 5, 2024, in Paris. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Nephew of JFS CEO Miriam Seidenfeld wins Paralympic Bronze Medal

Jacob GurvisPublished September 5, 2024

Three years after pulling off an upset to win gold in his Paralympics debut, Jewish table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld, the nephew of St. Louisan and Jewish Family Services CEO Miriam Seidenfeld, earned a bronze medal in Paris on Thursday. Seidenfeld,...

Former president Donald Trump addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Sept. 5, 2024. (Luke Tress)

‘You’ll never survive’ if Harris wins election, Trump tells Republican Jewish group

Luke Tress, JTAPublished September 5, 2024

LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump told American Jews that they will not survive and Israel will be destroyed if he loses the presidential election. He made the comments live via satellite to the annual conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition, urging his...

Aerial view of the ruins of Masada, a fortress built by Herod the Great on a clifftop in the desert of what is now Israel. (Getty Images)

New archaeological research shows siege on Masada lasted just weeks, not years

By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 5, 2024

The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. New research from Tel Aviv University has revealed that the siege on Masada in 72 CE, long believed to have...

The old Orchard Street Market on the Lower East Side. (Courtesy Dan Slater)

How ‘uptown’ Jews fought to clean up the criminal underworld

By Jon Kalish, JTAPublished September 5, 2024

“When a lady whistled at you on Allen Street, you knew she’s not calling you to a minyan!” So goes a particularly illuminating quote from a lawyer named Jonah Goldstein, describing just how derelict life on the Lower East Side was in July 1913,...

Joel Pollak launches his book, "The Agenda," at a theme tavern at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 18, 2024. (Ron Kampeas)

Meet the Jewish author who has written a pithier, punchier Project 2025

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 5, 2024

(JTA) — MILWAUKEE — The document recommends encouraging church attendance, White House Bible study sessions, shutting out legal immigrants, restrictions on abortion and revenge on Donald Trump’s tormentors. But it’s not part of Project 2025,...

Darryl Cooper (left) is interviewed by Tucker Carlson on an episode of Carlson's show on X, Sept. 2, 2024. Cooper, a self-proclaimed "historian," argues that Hitler and the Nazis didn't intend for the Holocaust to happen. (Screenshot)

On X, Tucker Carlson hosts ‘historian’ who says the Nazis didn’t mean for the Holocaust to happen

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 4, 2024

Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson used the latest episode of his online talk show to interview a self-proclaimed “historian" and Holocaust denier Darryl Cooper, who promoted falsehoods about the Holocaust. The episode of Carlson’s eponymous show...

A listeria outbreak in Boar's Head deli meats led to a recall of millions of pounds of the brand's products. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Family of Holocaust survivor files first wrongful death lawsuit in Boar’s Head listeria outbreak

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 4, 2024

The family of an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor in Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Boar’s Head, claiming that listeria from the company's products caused his death. The lawsuit marks the first wrongful death case related to the Boar’s Head...

A student bikes across campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Education Department resolves federal Jew-hatred complaint against University of Illinois

JNS StaffPublished September 3, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it resolved a complaint alleging “numerous incidents of antisemitism” at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, “including the recurring appearance of swastikas throughout campus, mezuzahs...

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