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Israel's Fauda and Turkey's Ertugrul are locked in a political-culture war on television screens across India

Opinion || Israel’s Fauda vs Turkey’s Ertugrul: In India, the Battle Between Two Hit TV Series Is More Than a Culture War

Abhinav Pandya | 17.07.2020

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Victor Sassoon and friends. During World War II, “Elly Kadoorie told him, ‘Victor, you have to stop being the playboy, you have to take the lead here, you have to help those refugees.”

The Rival Iraqi Jewish Clans Who Changed the Face of Shanghai

Tzach Yoked | 17.07.2020

Ice Cube performing in Los Angeles, 2015. The rapper is suing Qatari investor Ahmed al-Rumaihi, who is at the center of a new scandal involving President Donald Trump.

Ice Cube Slams Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Calling Him Out on Antisemitism

JTA, Marcy Oster | 17.07.2020

Where’s Wexner? Foundation named after bilionaire philanthropist distancing itself from founder

Where’s Wexner? Foundation Named After Billionaire Philanthropist Distancing Itself From Founder

Allison Kaplan Sommer | 19.07.2020

A toy store employee wears an improvised protective face mask in the colors of the Israeli flag while calling for customers outside the store. Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2020

Opinion || Peter Beinart Is So Disappointed by Israeli Jews He’s Given Up on Them

Charles Dunst | 16.07.2020

U.S. President Donald Trump talks during a briefing after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017.

Biden’s New Jewish Outreach Director Says Trump Is Dangerous for Israel

Amir Tibon | 15.07.2020

DeSean Jackson, left, and Nick Cannon.

Analysis || The One Source of Hope About America’s Latest Antisemitism Scandal

Allison Kaplan Sommer | 16.07.2020

In this Dec. 10, 2018, file photo Nick Cannon poses for a portrait in New York. Cannon's “hateful speech” and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the performer, the media giant said

ViacomCBS Drops Nick Cannon, Cites ‘Antisemitic’ Comments

The Associated Press | 15.07.2020

Senior Habonim Dror madrichim, or group leaders, in southern Africa, late 1950s.

Their Zionist Youth Movement Days Are Long Behind Them, but Thanks to Social Distancing, They’re Back Together

Judy Maltz | 15.07.2020

A whole cycle of the Hebrew calendar is passing in coronavirus lockdown, furloughs, closures and isolation. How will the Jewish world look in its wake?

Opinion || COVID-19 Is a Crisis for Jewish Life in the Diaspora – and a Chance to Remake It

Anshel Pfeffer | 18.07.2020

American and Israeli Reform rabbis pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city, February 25, 2016.

Israel’s Top Court Could Rule Within Weeks on Recognition of non-Orthodox Conversions

Judy Maltz | 20.07.2020

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