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Max Oleartchik, left, who is Israeli, and Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief perform at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2022. (Kyle Gustafson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
June 14, 2022, 11:20 am
Band featuring son of Israeli “Poogy” rock star cancels Israel concerts
Max Oleartchik, son of Alon Oleartchik, plays bass for Grammy-nominated Big Thief, formed in Brooklyn
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
A photo shows damages to a building in Kharkiv's Constitution Square after shelling by Russian forces, March 2, 2022. (Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)
March 3, 2022, 3:24 pm
Hillel working to help students from Ukraine
Kharkiv chapter is destroyed in bombing
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
An army truck carries a self-propelled howitzer in Pokrovskoye, Russia, Feb. 21, 2022. (StringerTASS via Getty Images)
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Who are Ukraine’s Jews, and how is Russia’s invasion affecting them?
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, at a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 9, 2021. (Amit Shabi/Pool/Flash90)
May 20, 2021, 6:48 pm
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire after 11 days of bloodshed
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
May 13, 2021, 3:54 pm
US airlines cancel Israel flights, but Israel’s El Al airline keeps flying
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
Duolingo's "flag" for the Yiddish course showcases an aleph with a "komets" diacritic, a foundational Yiddish letter. (Duolingo)
April 5, 2021, 11:59 pm
How Duolingo created a Yiddish course
Teaneck-born secular scholar partnered with chasidic Jews from Brooklyn
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
A group photo at the Jewish Community of Taiwan's 2021 Purim party. No masks required. (Archi Chang)
March 24, 2021, 3:52 pm
Taiwan’s small Jewish community planning a big maskless Passover party
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
March 24, 2021, 3:42 pm
Asbury Park Press fires photographer for caption calling nurse a ‘total JAP’
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
(Sean O'Neill; Courtesy of Bari Mitzmann; David Zvi Kalman; Courtesy of Rabbi Sam Reinstein; Emily Marbach)
March 10, 2021, 7:37 pm
From ‘Seinfeld’ to WWII Morocco, new Haggadahs for 2021
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
Julian Edelman warms up on the field before a game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 4, 2020. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
March 10, 2021, 7:31 pm
Julian Edelman invites Meyers Leonard to Shabbat dinner
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Nablus, Feb. 12, 2021. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
March 6, 2021, 8:03 pm
Israel’s army faces a new challenge: beard complaints
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
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Rock legend Little Richard was fascinated with Judaism
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