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USA

Police thwart 'mass shooting' at Jewish school by taking down 'former student' gunman

Memphis police chiefs said they 'truly believed' the city had avoided a tragedy

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August 1, 2023 10:41

Police thwart 'mass shooting' at Jewish school by taking down 'former student' gunman

Jewish Comedy

American actor Paul Reubens dies at 70 after private cancer battle

Born Paul Reubenfeld in New York, his father flew for the Israeli air force in 1948

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August 1, 2023 10:17

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Actor Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' speaks onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

France

Barrage of antisemitic abuse for rising young star of French politics

New education minister Gabriel Attal gets 'bucketloads of vomit' from online haters

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July 31, 2023 17:53

Barrage of antisemitic abuse for rising young star of French politics

Film

Israel condemns Bollywood film for Holocaust 'trivialisation'

The Israeli embassy in India said it was 'disturbed by the trivialisation of the significance of the Holocaust'

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July 31, 2023 17:32

Israel condemns Bollywood film for Holocaust 'trivialisation'

Torah

Sweden vows to prevent desecration of Jewish holy books after planned public burnings

Justice minister Gunnar Strömmer has pledged to examine legal and legislative possibilities to ban the desecration of holy books in the country

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July 31, 2023 16:21

Old worn shabby leather-bound jewish books on open blurred Torah in the background. Closeup. Selective focus

India

Indian police thwart attack on Mumbai Chabad house

The house was the scene of a brutal terror attack in 2008

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July 31, 2023 14:17

MUMBAI, INDIA - DECEMBER 1: ***ISRAEL OUT*** Indian policeman stand guard as Dov Goldberg, the new Chabad rabbi in Mumbai, drives away with a Torah hit by a bullet, outside the Nariman house December 1, 2008 in Mumbai, India. Six Jews were killed when Islamist terrorists attacked the city's Chabad headquarters, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka Holtzberg who ran the centre. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Israeli news

Israeli doctors save miracle baby's ovaries in ‘extremely rare’ procedure

The operation means the baby will be able to have children in the future

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July 31, 2023 13:46

Israeli doctors save miracle baby's ovaries in ‘extremely rare’ procedure

How I tried to track down my long lost ancestors

Can a Jewish genealogy expert help me find my Polish great aunt?

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July 31, 2023 13:30

How I tried to track down my long lost ancestors

Second World War

Arnold Schwarzenegger to receive courage award for work in fighting antisemitism

The Hollywood actor is being honoured for his longtime advocacy 'against antisemitism and bigotry'

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July 31, 2023 13:01

Arnold Schwarzenegger to receive courage award for work in fighting antisemitism

USA

Tree of Life gunman was dismayed not to have inspired more attacks on Jews, court hears

Defence lawyers for Robert Bowers are pressing the case that mental illness spurred Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

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July 31, 2023 11:56

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 31: Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

France

Stamford Hill woman among three dead in France car crash

The crash took place on Sunday night on the A26 near Lens in northern France

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July 31, 2023 11:47

Stamford Hill woman among three dead in France car crash

Arts

Hooked on crochet? Here's how I learnt to stitch like my granny

Could Joy Sable master the fashionable art of crochet or would it prove a stitch too far?

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July 31, 2023 11:15

Hooked on crochet? Here's how I learnt to stitch like my granny

USA

How the ancient lust libel inspired terror of today

Teenager behind Poway synagogue shootings included role of Jews in 'peddling pornography' in his manifesto - showing how warped medieval beliefs are still alive today

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July 31, 2023 11:11

A make-shift memorial sits across the street from the Chabad of Poway Synagogue on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in Poway, California, one day after a teenage gunman opened fire, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, authorities said. - The shooting in the town of Poway, north of San Diego, came exactly six months after a white supremacist killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue -- the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Judicial Reform

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Everyone has an opinion on Israel'

The Israeli prime minister also made clear that he was still trying to reach a consensus on judicial reform with opposition parties

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July 31, 2023 10:08

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Everyone has an opinion on Israel'

America

Brick used in attack on synagogue to be repurposed in renovation

The projectile was thrown through the window of a Chabad house in Florida

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July 31, 2023 09:49

Brick used in attack on synagogue to be repurposed in renovation

Jewish Museum

End of an era! London’s Jewish Museum closes after 28 years in Camden

Four Holocaust survivors led a poignant closing ceremony

2 min read

July 30, 2023 18:55

End of an era! London’s Jewish Museum closes after 28 years in Camden

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