Did this tiny island’s Jewish community help win the Revolutionary War?
The Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius had become one of the busiest free ports in the Atlantic world, and Sephardic Jewish merchants played an active role.
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Teens in two states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue
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UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage
USAC had argued that the Nazarian Center's sponsorship of the April 14 event reflected a disregard for Palestinian life and made the university complicit in amplifying one sided narratives.
North Carolina woman arrested for plotting 'mass casualty event' at Houston synagogue
The Houston congregation had shut down, alongside a Jewish day school, following undisclosed threats.
Tucker Carlson calls campaign to shame a country club for barring a Jewish toddler ‘repulsive’
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Long Island father and teen son arrested for swastika graffiti, explosive materials in home
During the investigation, police found "highly unstable" materials that had been combined to make explosives in the suspects' home.
Nearly half of young Americans view US relationship with Israel as a burden, survey finds
The findings follow a Pew Research Center survey earlier in April that found 70% of Americans aged 18 to 49 held a somewhat or very negative opinion of Israel.
Boy George speaks out against critics who condemned his pro-Israel stance
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Mamdani office has no definition of antisemitism after dropping IHRA, czar confirms
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Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child
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Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award
Judges said the book “offers a model for writing a new story when inherited narratives no longer hold.” PEN America's CEO left in 2024 after the group published a report accusing Israel of genocide.
'Shame, disgrace': Israeli diplomat in US heckled at Silicon Valley Memorial Day ceremony
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