Muslim veterans offer to guard Jewish sites across US
"If your synagogue or Jewish cemetery needs someone to stand guard, count me in. Islam requires it," a Muslim Marine tweeted in the wake of anti-Semitic threats and vandalism.
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4 Jewish takeaways from Trump’s big speech to Congress
Jewish groups welcomed the president's words, but are still waiting for action to combat hate and anti-Semitism.
Israel & Middle East
Amar’e Stoudemire makes homophobic comments to Israeli news website
Two days earlier the former NBA All-Star was presented a diversity and tolerance award in Israel named for Martin Luther King Jr.
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World
Meet the Jewish artist behind the haunting Purim puppets of Paris
Channeling the Jewish people's ability to rise from the brink of annihilation, Michel Nedjar healed his own personal loss and depression by exhuming cloth figures that he had kept buried for years.
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Life & Culture
This is Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s workout. Spoiler alert: It’s ridiculously hard.
Planning to try the Jewish justice's exercise regimen devised by a former soldier? Don't expect any clemency.
