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Antisemitic and anti-Israel graffiti was recently found outside Greenwood Elementary School in Olney. (Google Streetview via JTA)
MoCo School District Urged to Adopt ‘Zero-Tolerance Policy’ on Antisemitism
Schools in Montgomery County have recently experienced a wave of antisemitic incidents.
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A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Derwood, Maryland, near Rockville. (Jonathan Edelman via JTA)
Educator’s Massive Judaica Collection Finds New Home
For 35 years, the late Deborah Brodie, aka Bubbie Cookie, amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she used to teach her Hebrew school students with special needs.
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Pastor Mike Evans (far left), founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, is shown last year speaking to more than 1,000 Christian influencers on a delegation organized by his group and the Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Will Quadrupling Israel’s PR Budget Help Its Image Woes?
Spending on “hasbara” should be “like investing in jets, bombs and missile interceptors,” argues Israel’s foreign minister.
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Jewish actress Amanda Peet in a scene from the recent episode of "Your Neighbors & Friends." (Courtesy Apple TV+ via JTA)
Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Offers Hope for Jewish TV Portrayals
At a time when many Jews fear appearing Jewish in public, seeing Judaism depicted correctly onscreen is reassuring, writes Jewish content creator Rabbi Yael Buechler.
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Members of India's Bnei Menashe community arrive in Israel. (Maxim Dinshtein for The Jewish Agency via JTA)
More Than 200 of India’s Bnei Menashe Immigrate to Israel
The remaining 6,000 members of the community are expected to immigrate by 2030.
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A promotional image for “House of David” shows David wielding his slingshot against Goliath. (Photo by Jonathan Prime for Amazon Content Services LLC via JTA)
King David is Having a Hollywood Moment
Rabbi David Wolpe looks at the recent interest in Hollywood productions about King David and why the story is resonating now.
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Foreign Workers Find Refuge in Tel Aviv Bus Station
Israel is increasingly reliant on foreign workers, hundreds of whom moved into the dilapidated building during the Iran war.
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Dr. Gilad Bachrach (right), of Hebrew University-Hadassah’s Institute of Dental Science in Jerusalem, is shown with his students and lab manager. (Provided photo via JTA)
Israeli Scientists Lead Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer rates are climbing among young people and Ashkenazi Jews.
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Shared Journey: Israeli Maoz Inon (left) and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah offer their vision for reconciliation in their book, "The Future is Peace." (Uri Levi via JTA)
Israeli-Palestinian ‘Brothers’ Preach Peace in New Book
In “The Future is Peace,” Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon say there is still hope for coexistence between Arabs and Jews.
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OneTable Reimagines Shabbat Dinner Program Amid Fiscal Downturn
The nonprofit OneTable is reimagining its programming amid fiscal constraints and responding to what it sees as important shifts in how Jews gather.
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