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Northeast Philadelphia says goodbye to its last Jewish deli

After running the family deli for several decades, Steve Stein says his 83-year-old legs were telling him it was time to call it quits. But it wasn’t only that.
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Massachusetts progressive Markey, a longtime Israel critic, expected to rout centrist challenger

Massachusetts incumbent and Israel critic Sen. Ed Markey, 80, is expected to handily fend off the more moderate 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton on Tuesday, in the state’s Democratic Senate primary.  ...
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The Forward names Julie Moos as new editor

A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it ...
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Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but leaves Tucker Carlson ties unanswered

Vice President JD Vance emphasized the importance of the American-Israel relationship, pinned rising antisemitism on immigration, and sidestepped a question about podcasters like Tucker Carlson, ...
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What happened in the room where El-Sayed spoke to Jewish Michigan Dems

Michigan’s attorney general Dana Nessel assailed the candidate’s views – but urged Jews to vote for him anyway ...
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Jewish Zionist politician joins Arab party Ra’am in push to defeat Netanyahu in the upcoming elections

Hope won out” over fear, Mansour Abbas said as he welcomed former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz to his party.
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Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab

Vice President JD Vance, who has drawn the ire of a number of Jewish conservatives, will speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit in Las Vegas on Monday, the RJC confirmed. “The ...
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Rep. Randy Fine denounces ‘rise of Islam in America’ at GOP Jewish confab

Jewish far-right firebrand Rep. Randy Fine of Florida attacked Muslim politicians in the Democratic party as he addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit on Sunday night. There were ...
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Israel and Greece ink defense deal to protect against regional threats

The “Achilles Shield” agreement is one of the largest defense export agreements in the history of the Jewish state.
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John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts

A decision to honor the designer despite his past antisemitic and anti-Asian remarks drew mounting opposition in recent weeks from politicians, prominent donors and Jewish leaders.
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Jon Ossoff joins Democrats distancing from Hasan Piker

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff distanced himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who has called Ossoff a “dark-horse” presidential candidate, citing Piker’s “reckless and dangerous rhetoric” about ...
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Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for Temple Israel comments in meeting with Michigan Jewish Dems

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for his past comments regarding the March attack on Temple Israel in suburban Detroit during a meeting with th ...