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JEF honors Friedmans, Lindsay Baach Friedman and Leon Rittenberg III

By ALAN SMASON

The Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana (JEF) held its annual fundraiser at the Jerome S. Glazer Audubon Tea Room on Sunday evening, March 10, honoring several members of the local community in the process and acknowledging another...

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What to know about the fiery Jewish reactions to Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech criticizing Israel

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) – In the wake of the Oscars, Hollywood has been treated to a rare spectacle: Jewish communal leaders attacking the Jewish director of an award-winning Holocaust movie.

The Anti-Defamation League and an organization representing Holocaust survivors...

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Israel establishes an annual commemoration of the Oct. 7 attack — but not on Oct. 7

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — For more than five months, the date of Oct. 7 has instantly evoked images of horror in the minds of Israelis as the bloodiest day in the country’s history and the deadliest for Jews since...

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OP-ED: Chuck Schumer called for elections in Israel. What did he hope to achieve?

By LUKE TRESS

(JTA) — When Sen. Chuck Schumer called for new elections in Israel, all but telling Israelis that it was time to replace Benjamin Netanyahu, it was a rare instance of an American leader weighing in on how...

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