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Josh Kaplan

Josh Kaplan

Josh Kaplan is the JC's head of digital.

You can reach him at JKaplan@thejc.com

Latest from Josh Kaplan

Russia chief rabbi and Putin ally condemns violence in Ukraine

Chabad Rabbi Bezel Lazar has offered to act as a mediator for the two sides

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russia's chief Rabbi Berel Lazar attend a ceremony marking the handover of the Schneerson library at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow, on June 13, 2013 . Putin expressed today hope that the problem of a disputed Jewish archive, known in Russia as the Schneerson library, claimed by the United States was finally put to rest as he visited the rare collection in the newly opened Jewish Museum in Moscow. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev is being sued by family he allegedly stole name from

Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev is being sued by family he allegedly stole name from

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'I'm not afraid to die' Ukraine chief rabbi calls for world to not stay silent

'I'm not afraid to die' Ukraine chief rabbi calls for world to not stay silent

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President Zelensky urges the world's Jews to speak out after Russia bombs Babyn Yar

President Zelensky urges the world's Jews to speak out after Russia bombs Babyn Yar

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Russian forces bomb site of Babyn Yar memorial as Putin's push to 'de-nazify' Ukraine intensifies

The memorial to the Nazi massacre of Jews is just outside central Kyiv

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March 1, 2022 16:04

Russian forces bomb site of Babyn Yar memorial as Putin's push to 'de-nazify' Ukraine intensifies

Israeli man shot dead in Ukraine in reported case of mistake identity

His family said they blame the “dictator” Vladimir Putin for his death

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March 1, 2022 11:11

Israeli man shot dead in Ukraine in reported case of mistake identity

Israel to cosponsor UN resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

Yair Lapid said Israel:'will be on the right side of history'

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February 28, 2022 16:39

2GNCCYG New York, USA. 24th Sep, 2021. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the 76th General Debate of the UN General Assembly at United Nations (UN) Headquarters. The 76th General Debate of the UN General Assembly is taking place this week. Some 80 heads of state and government are taking part. Steinmeier is the first German President to address the UN General Assembly in almost 40 years. The first and so far only Federal President to appear before the UN body was President Carstens in 1983. Credit: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/Alamy Live News

'I'm not running' Meet the warrior Jews fighting back against Putin

Ukraine's charedim are signing up to fight in their dozens

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February 28, 2022 15:15

'I'm not running' Meet the warrior Jews fighting back against Putin

Israel President slams 'deeply inappropriate' Board of Deputies statement on controversial MK Smotrich

Isaac Herzog made the comments in a speech to the Jewish Agency for Israel

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February 28, 2022 14:37

Incoming Israeli president Isaac Herzog looks on during a press conference at the president's residence in Jerusalem, during a handover ceremony, on July 7, 2021. - Isaac Herzog, a veteran of Israel's Labor party, was sworn in before parliament today as the Jewish state's 11th president, replacing Reuvin Rivlin in the largely ceremonial post. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Roman Abramovich is in Belarus to help facilitate Ukraine-Russia peace talks

The Chelsea owner is present at the request of the Ukrainian government

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February 28, 2022 11:32

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is seen on the stand during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Volodymyr Zelensky is the Jewish president Ukraine needed

In a country with a history of antisemitism, it is encouraging that his Judaism has not been an issue

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February 28, 2022 11:31

Volodymyr Zelensky is the Jewish president Ukraine needed

Israeli government condemns Russian attack on Ukraine as 'severe violation of international order'

Yair Lapid implored Israelis in Ukraine to head to the west of the country

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February 24, 2022 11:09

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on September 9, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Terror among Ukrainian Jews as Russia launches full-scale invasion

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has urged the UK community to keep those under bombardment in their prayers

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February 24, 2022 10:09

TOPSHOT - Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine today with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

TFL to strengthen bus stop ad security after repeated vandalism by Anti-Israel activists

Activists have repeatedly targeted advertising hoardings to spread anti-Zionist materials

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February 23, 2022 18:23

TFL to strengthen bus stop ad security after repeated vandalism by Anti-Israel activists

In the age of internet dating, we're all Tinder Swindlers now

Dating is a fundamentally misleading process

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February 23, 2022 14:39

In the age of internet dating, we're all Tinder Swindlers now

Veteran Jewish BBC broadcasters quit corporation to launch podcast at Global

A raft of high profile talent has left the BBC in recent months

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February 22, 2022 16:08

Veteran Jewish BBC broadcasters quit corporation to launch podcast at Global

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