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Justine Siegal, commissioner of the Women's Pro Baseball League, says becoming a mother reconnected her to her Jewish identity, which shaped her vision of an empowered Jewish woman in sports. Check out this article to learn more.
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A Clay County, Florida man faces federal charges after allegedly posting videos showing weapons, threatening Jews, and referencing Hitler.
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This Rosh Hashanah, our Command Center tracked online replies to holiday greetings and found that 9% were antisemitic, with a clear pattern emerging: the type of account posting shapes where the hate is directed. Read the full analysis here: https://t.co/qdN6207YK3

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A white supremacist hate group leader hijacked a North Carolina high school's virtual meeting for senior families, flashing antisemitic images and messages before being removed in 90 seconds.
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A shooting outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario during Yom Kippur services Sunday left a security officer wounded. The suspect, who was shot at the scene, has since died from his injuries. Investigators believe the attack was deliberately targeted at the Jewish community.
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$1 billion a year. That's what American Jewish institutions now spend to keep people safe at school, camp, and services. Our Command Center analyzed how the internet reacted to that figure, and 14% of comments were antisemitic. Read our full analysis here: https://t.co/YBwl1IgXA5

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For nearly four decades, 84-year-old Maurice Kamins has been handcrafting shofars in his San Francisco garage and giving them away for free to synagogues and Jewish communities around the world. Check out this article to learn more.
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Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Met Council has distributed more than 2 million pounds of kosher food to families in need, the largest High Holiday food distribution in American history.
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Flock Safety cameras, used by 6,000+ U.S. communities, have become a vehicle for antisemitic conspiracy theories falsely linking the company to Israeli control and Jewish surveillance agendas. Our team tracked 2 million mentions and found over 4% were antisemitic. Check out this article to learn more. https://t.co/yeSWb1Mwx5

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Gloria Steinem, who reshaped the modern women’s movement, has passed away at 92-years-old. Born to a Jewish father and raised without much religion, she said, “Wherever there is antisemitism, I identify as a Jew.”
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A packed crowd of parents filled a Farmington, Michigan school board meeting Tuesday night, demanding district leaders do more to address antisemitism in schools.
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A kickboxer with a documented history of white supremacist activity made antisemitic remarks and performed Nazi salutes at Orlando's Kia Center on Saturday during a fight against a Jewish opponent.
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A woman is facing felony charges after attacking a Jewish teenager inside a North Miami Beach Target store, screaming antisemitic language and hitting him with a cellphone.
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83 years after hiding a Jewish infant as her own son in Nazi-occupied Holland, Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra has been honored by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations. Check out this article to learn more about her heroic story.
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With Rosh Hashanah two weeks away, the U.S. State Department has urged countries worldwide to deploy security forces to synagogues and Jewish communities during the High Holidays, citing the heightened threat environment facing Jewish communities.
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Mah jongg, a game that originated in China and became a beloved staple of American Jewish women in the mid-20th century, is having a Gen Z revival, with Jewish teens and young adults rediscovering it as a way to connect with family across generations.
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The Jewish Museum in New York City is opening a major new exhibition this fall featuring over 160 objects of Jewish and Christian sacred art from medieval Europe, including Jewish treasures never before shown in the U.S.
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A new ADL study finds that a single 45-minute classroom lesson can measurably reduce antisemitic attitudes among teens. "Districts don't need a semester-long unit or a major new investment to make progress," the ADL said. "They need the right 45 minutes."
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A wave of new Jewish children's books about the High Holidays is hitting shelves just in time for Rosh Hashanah, covering everything from Yom Kippur apologies to Sukkot celebrations. Check out this article to learn more.
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At 102, Hilbert "Hibby" Margol, one of the last living liberators of the Dachau concentration camp, said almost nothing about what he witnessed there for six decades. Now he travels the country sharing his story with anyone who will listen.
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