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Man who threatened to blow up St. Louis Synagogue jailed for 30 months

The judge ordered him to receive a mental health evaluation as well as a custodial sentence

By Karen Glaser

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Man who threatened to blow up St. Louis Synagogue jailed for 30 months

A mural depicting slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is illuminated with headlights on a street in the Arab town of Umm Al-Fahm in northern Israel, on September 5, 2022. - The Israeli army conceded for the first time that one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh after having mistaken her for a militant. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Shireen Abu Akleh

Israel says it will not co-operate with FBI investigation into killing of Al Jazeera journalist

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If Jews actually ran Hollywood, we'd see a lot fewer idiotic Holocaust movies

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

If Jews actually ran Hollywood, we'd see a lot fewer idiotic Holocaust movies

2 min read

Pittsburgh's new horizons

Pittsburgh's new horizons

By Rupert Parker

5 min read

OAKS, PA - NOVEMBER 08: Democratic gubernatorial candidate, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks to supporters at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on November 8, 2022 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Shapiro defeated Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

The US midterms were a quietly good night for America's Jews

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Good or bad Jew? Check your privilege

Good or bad Jew? Check your privilege

By Zoe Strimpel

6 min read

He’s Shabbat observant, he keeps kosher and he’s just won Pennsylvania

He’s Shabbat observant, he keeps kosher and he’s just won Pennsylvania

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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Tanya Gold

Is it me or is Mrs Maisel horribly offensive?

Amazon’s gaudy television show is a great success - but it is an insult to Jewish women and Jewish comics

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November 10, 2022 13:03

Amazon Studios shows Rachel Brosnahan in a scene from "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

Obituary: James Caan

Bad-boy’ actor defined by his role as Sonny Corleone in classic mafia film The Godfather

By Nathan Abrams

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November 3, 2022 14:09

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 14: Actor James Caan from "Henry's Crime" poses for a portrait during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Guess Portrait Studio at Hyatt Regency Hotel on September 14, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Matt Carr/Getty Images)

Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

The totally, utterly sane 2022 midterm elections

And how are the Jews faring in this midterm season of our discontent? Mostly, they are discontented...

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November 3, 2022 11:43

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 27: Republican Senate candidate from Nevada Adam Laxalt takes the stage at a campaign event at Stoneys Rockin Country on April 27, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Laxalt, a former Nevada Attorney General, is hoping to unseat incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). (Photo by Ronda Churchill/Getty Images)

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

Democrats anxiously wait to see if New York turns red

The party could lost its hold on the governorship of a usually dependable state

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November 2, 2022 13:45

HAUPPAUGE, NY - OCTOBER 29: New York Republican gubernatorial hopeful, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) campaigns alongside Florida Gov.Â Ron DeSantisÂ (R-FL) at a Get Out The Vote Rally on October 29, 2022 in Hauppauge, New York. Zeldin has closed the gap in recent polls to four points after the head to head debate against New York Governor Kathy Hochul. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

A Texas politician wrote a book about Anne Frank finding Jesus

In Johnny Teague's fictional version, Anne Frank found Christianity and Jesus in the days before she was murdered by the Nazis

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November 1, 2022 15:07

A Texas politician wrote a book about Anne Frank finding Jesus

Kanye no longer a Billionaire after Adidas cans Yeezy deal

The disgraced rapper is set to lose a huge chunk of wealth after his antisemitic remarks

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October 27, 2022 14:42

Kanye no longer a Billionaire after Adidas cans Yeezy deal

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

The moderate Jewish Democrats in the firing line in the midterms

Several prominent Jewish Democrats are leading the uphill struggle to retain control of Congress

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October 25, 2022 14:59

US Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA) speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022. - The select House committee conducting the investigation of the Capitol riot is holding its eighth and final hearing, providing a detailed examination of former President Donald Trump's actions on January 6th. More than 850 people have been arrested in connection with the 2021 attack on Congress, which came after Trump delivered a fiery speech to his supporters near the White House falsely claiming that the election was "stolen." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Josh Kaplan

When the Neo-nazis start copying Kanye, it’s time to shut him up

However troubled he is, his messages need unequivocal condemnation from other celebrities

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October 24, 2022 11:44

When the Neo-nazis start copying Kanye, it’s time to shut him up

Battle of the bagels: Rival bakeries feud in £600,000 lawsuit

Two former business partners in Ohio are locked in a bitter feud over renaming bagel shops

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October 21, 2022 13:15

Battle of the bagels: Rival bakeries feud in £600,000 lawsuit

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