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Rep. Jamie Raskin: "Trump and his team have done everything they can to make the public cynical about elections generally. We have to explain to people that that is an authoritarian tactic." (File Photo)
The Democratic lawmaker representing the 8th District feels the Trump administration continues to push an authoritarian agenda.
Read MoreIf it weren’t for an Ashkenazi Jew named Stanton T. Friedman, the world might’ve long ago forgotten the “Roswell incident.”
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An outer wall of the abandoned Beth Israel Synagogue in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, collapsed on Feb. 12. (WFMZ, via YouTube, provided by JTA)
Dedicated in 1924, Beth Israel Synagogue served Jewish residents of the area for more than 80 years.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson poses in the Rainbow Push headquarters in Chicago in 2011. (John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
Jackson’s use of an antisemitic slur, criticism of Israel and association with Louis Farrakhan created a chill that only partially thawed despite attempts at reconciliation
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A teenager finds a Post-It note with the words "Dirty Jew" on his backpack in the 2026 Super Bowl ad from Robert Kraft's Blue Square Alliance. (Screenshot via JTA)
Robert Kraft’s ‘Sticky Note’ TV spot lands as ‘combat antisemitism’ consensus shatters.
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Participants cheer and dance during the Celebrate Israel parade in New York City last May. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images, via JTA)
A survey conducted by Jewish Federations of North America found 7% of American Jews identify as anti-Zionist, rising to 14% among young adults.
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Elaine Grossinger Etess (second from right) with son Mitchell Grossinger Etess (left) and great-grandchildren Ashley and Mark Etess, grandchildren of the late Mark Etess. (Courtesy Grossinger Etess family, via JTA)
Elaine Grossinger Etress was the daughter of Jennie and Harry Grossinger, who grew the resort from a small boarding house to a 35-building, 600-room luxury complex.
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Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League: “We are now dramatically expanding our capabilities to support more Jewish Americans by helping to provide direct access to legal support anywhere in the country.” (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/JTA)
The Anti-Defamation League recently launched a nationwide legal service to connect victims of antisemitism with lawyers who are able to take their cases on a pro-bono basis.
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Rep. Steny Hoyer is shown here speaking during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., in March of 2019. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images via JTA)
Harry Jarin, who launched his bid for Hoyer’s seat in May, criticized the veteran lawmaker for visiting to Israel.
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Sophie Jakubovich (left), a mom at Akiba Yavneh Academy, is shown with her twin daughters, Elly and Leah. (Photo by Natalie Solomon via JTA)
With antisemitism and costs of living on the rise elsewhere, this Jewish day school in Dallas is booming.
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Morton Sher's fighter plane was shot down in 1943 over central China. (Courtesy Department of Defense)
The burial for World War II flying ace Morton Sher was held Dec. 14, on what would have been his 105th birthday.
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