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Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaking at a Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, March 18, 2015. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he is “seriously thinking of running for president.”
Read MoreThe funds will be distributed from the organization’s Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care to 43 direct service agencies and six Jewish federations.
Read More“BlackkKlansman,” a film about a Jewish cop who teams up with an African-American detective to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan, was one of eight films nominated for best picture.
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Linda Sarsour (left) is shown here with fellow Women's March organizer Tamika Mallory in 2019 in Washington, DC. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
Linda Sarsour, a leader of the Women’s March movement, called herself “a proud Palestinian-American woman” and said that “there are no perfect leaders” in her remarks on Jan. 19.
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Supporters of National Council of Jewish Women and other Jewish organizations come together on the National Mall for the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. (Ron Sachs)
Top leaders of the main organization have been accused of engaging in or condoning anti-Semitism.
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Michael R. Bloomberg: “By reducing the financial barriers to these essential fields, we can free more students to pursue careers they’re passionate about -- and enable them to serve more of the families and communities who need them the most.” (File photo)
Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg said he would self-fund a 2020 presidential campaign.
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Rachel Brosnahan plays Midge Maisel in the Emmy-winning show “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” (Amazon Prime)
Alex Borstein, who plays Brosnahan’s sidekick Susie in the Amazon series, won Best Supporting Actress in a comedy series.
Read MoreThe Ruderman Family Foundation will honor Phelps in recognition of his advocacy for people with disabilities and the sharing of his own journey with mental health.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaking to guests at the International Association of Defense Counsel’s 2018 Corporate Counsel College in Chicago, April 26, 2018. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
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Michael Douglas, left, and Alan Arkin have some fun after winning big at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 6, 2019. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Andy Samberg, co-hosting with actress Sandra Oh, also addressed criticism that “Mrs. Maisel” deals in Jewish stereotypes in one of the more pointed jokes in a cuddly opening monologue.
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wears cleats Sunday to honor the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting during the Nov. 4, 2018 game against the Baltimore Ravens. (Will Newton/Getty Images)
The Steelers rallied around the city’s Jewish community in the wake of the attack, beginning with a moment of silence the following day prior to its home game at Heinz Field in downtown Pittsburgh.
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