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Opinion: Israel Was Not Given on a Silver Platter

Jan Kapusnak On the evening of Nov. 29, 1947, when the U.N. General Assembly voted for Resolution 181 and recommended partitioning the British Mandate of...
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Opinion: ‘No Person Without His Hour’

Ron Kampeas My son led Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after a meal, for the first time this summer at the Conservative movement’s Ramah summer camp...

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Sidney Silver, Washington Attorney Who Helped Launch Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dies at 91

Sidney “Sid” Silver, a Washington attorney and lifelong Jewish leader who helped shape both the business landscape and Jewish institutional life in the nation’s...
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Trump and Foreign Policy Whiplash

Michael Mashbaum Does anyone else have foreign policy whiplash? I know I certainly do. In just a matter of hours, U.S. President Donald Trump went from...

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Walz — A Good Choice Among Many

Michael Gelman Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate for many reasons, not the least of which is that Walz and Harris see...
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New Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus Wraps up a Productive Legislative Session

Six months after its formation, members of the Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus are proud of their accomplishments and looking forward to continuing to advocate...

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Real Stories of Survivors: ‘Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre’

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, news and social media sources have been filled with story after story – each more heartbreaking,...