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Community leaders set to respond to upcoming Ye (formerly Kanye West) concert at Superdome

August 21, 2026

Community leaders set to respond to upcoming Ye (formerly Kanye West) concert at Superdome

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

A concert scheduled for next Friday at the Caesar’s Superdome is being viewed as both a threat and an opportunity to respond collectively by the New Orleans Jewish community.

The fact that the

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A Jewish federation had big plans for a community campus. Then the money ran out

August 21, 2026

By GRACE GILSON

When the Jewish federation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, laid off its entire support staff earlier this month, the move didn’t come as a surprise. Instead, it felt like...

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Florida congressional primary

August 19, 2026

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a veteran Southeast Florida Democrat, defeated her opponents in Tuesday’s primary race that took place in unfamiliar territory, following a statewide rewrite...

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Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel’s participation

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — The Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros has pulled out of the next Eurovision Song Contest, saying that Israel’s participation undermined the event’s neutrality.

Avrotros announced on...

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OP-ED: Keeping Israelis Out – The New Antisemitic Boycott Reaches Italy’s Airports

By FIAMMA NIRENSTEIN   (JNS.org)  – There is a pack of fanatics in Italy that wants to take control of airports for the purpose of excluding Israel from international air routes....

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