I unequivocally condemn the horrifying and despicable terrorist attacks launched by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians on Oct. 7. I am overwhelmed with admiration for the bravery . . .
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By Joshua Lafazan
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10/19/23
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When I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.
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By Daniel Offner
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1/26/23
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George Santos faces growing scrutiny over where he has worked, where he went to school, and where his seemingly sudden wealth has come from. But now the U.S. Representative-elect is being questioned about something much different: Is he a descendant of Holocaust survivors?
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By Michael Hinman
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12/22/22
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There are very few people left who can answer the question, “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?”
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12/1/22
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With the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur behind us, we in the Jewish community look forward to all that is to come in the new year, 5783 on the Hebrew calendar.
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By Eric Post
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10/13/22
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I implore readers to watch the new six-hour, three-part series on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.
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9/29/22
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Sometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism. Read the stories of the Salem witch trials . . .
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5/15/20
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New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . .
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1/2/20
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Surrounded by over a thousand tanks and rows of fellow infantrymen, Alex Konstantyn listened to a speech given by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, in 1958. Ten years after Israel …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/26/18
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Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . .
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3/16/18
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