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Adam McKinney's installation at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is part of a new project that puts art in and outside closed Jewish museums for Sukkot. (Courtesy of Alisha Babbstein and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, via JTA)
For his latest art installation, acclaimed dancer and choreographer Adam McKinney drew inspiration from what may seem like disparate sources — the festive holiday of Sukkot, the coronavirus pandemic and the 1921 lynching of a Black man in Texas.
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Once billed as "Mr. Security," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government failed to provide the most basic security needs of Israel’s citizens, writes David A. Halperin. (Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90, via JTA)
President Trump announces accord between Israel and the UAE, intimating more peace deals might be in the works.
Read MoreBari Weiss cites climate of intellectual censorship for her reason of leaving the New York Times.
Read MoreActors Shira Haas, Joshua Malina and Ben Platt were among the celebrites who came together for the Jewish Federations of North America’s virtual Israel birthday celebration broadcast on YouTube and Facebook.
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Don't fret if you don't know something about latkes. There's a number to call. (bhofack2/Getty Images)
Don’t fret if you don’t know something about latkes. There’s a number to call.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "Don’t say this is about ‘thoughts and prayers’ right now — these kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school -- they were in a church." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Jacob Frey went from being the relatively unknown mayor of Minneapolis to an instant Internet celebrity, thanks to some venomous tweets by President Donald Trump.
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Prospective Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Amar'e Stoudemire is leading an initiative to connect Jewish and African-American students at Florida International University. (Courtesy of FIU Hillel)
Amar’e Stoudemire is leading an initiative to connect Jewish and African-American students.
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Dr. Jerome M. Segal is cleared to appear on the 2020 ballot in Maryland and is hoping to qualify in other states. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Silver Spring-based candidate says he wants to contribute “something to the current political discourse that is lacking.”
Read MoreJewish groups express outrage over president’s dual loyalty remarks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) blamed the decision to ban Rep. Rashida Tlaib (center) and Rep. Ilhan Omar on the American lawmakers themselves, saying it was “revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy.”
While critical of the lawmakers’ statements on Israel, some national Jewish organizations say the Jewish state should not have banned visit.
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Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (right) and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., are shown here attending a rally last March at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Deputy foreign minister says that banning of the two U.S. representatives is a “very justified decision.”
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