The war has created an existential reckoning for the Workers Circle, a community organization that traces its roots to Yiddish activists in the early 1900s.
Tag: Jews and Judaism
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At a Hanukkah Rally in New York, Prayers, Candles and Calls for Cease-Fire
On the first night of Hanukkah, which comes two months into the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators mourned the Israelis and Palestinians who had been killed.
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Universities Face Congressional Inquiry and Angry Donors Over Handling of Antisemitism
Congress has opened an investigation into Harvard, M.I.T. and University of Pennsylvania, a $100 million gift was withdrawn, and demands have grown for the universities’ presidents to resign.
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At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap
The nationwide uproar is likely to lead to a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.
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In Israel, Hanukkah Begins in the Shadow of Two Months of War
The holiday held a new meaning for many Israelis in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, including relatives of people still held hostage in Gaza and reservists called up to fight against Hamas.