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Kristallnacht survivor calls on German police to stand firm against hate

November 06, 2026

Kristallnacht survivor calls on German police to stand firm against hate

By LESLIE KOLIRIN

(JTA) — One of the last surviving Jewish witnesses of Kristallnacht told German police leaders they have an “enormous responsibility” to learn the lessons of the past.

George Shefi, 94, this week returned to the city of his

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6 Jewish takeaways from the midterm elections

November 04, 2026

By AMI EDEN

(JTA) — The sheer size and geographic scope of the Republican wipeout Tuesday makes it hard to read anything definitive into the results beyond a nationwide repudiation of...

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Democrats take Senate and are poised to take House in shift that could push US further away from Israel

November 04, 2026

By RON KAMPEAS and TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Democrats have claimed the Senate and are on track to seize the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Associated Press projections, as votes...

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Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what could come next.

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he will be giving Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot the first shot at forming a governing coalition.

Eisenkot leapt...

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OP-ED: In the face of tragedy, the way forward is to build

By RABBI YEHUDA KRINSKY

(JTA) — On April 11, 1956, Palestinian fedayeen terrorists infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip, then under Egyptian control. They entered a Jewish vocational school in Kfar...

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Rabin Warns Against Jordan Diversion

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