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Montana Jewish Community Seeks to Buy Back Synagogue Building Sold for $1 in the...

It’s been 86 years since the Jewish community of Helena, Montana, sold its first synagogue, Temple Emanu-El, to the city of Helena for just one dollar.

Justus Rosenberg, Last Surviving Member of Group That Smuggled Intellectuals Out of Nazi-held Europe,...

Justus Rosenberg, a professor who participated in the French resistance during World War II, died last month at 100.

Congressional Jewish Republicans Work to Stop Reopening of Consulate in Jerusalem

Two Jewish Republicans in the House of Representatives lead an effort to keep the Biden administration from reopening the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.

Former Phillies Manager Gabe Kapler Wins Top Baseball Manager Award

Gabe Kapler, the Jewish manager of the San Francisco Giants, was named the National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday
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NJ Man Accused of Ordering Synagogue Attacks Receives a Year in Prison

A New Jersey man convicted of conspiring with members of a white supremacist group to vandalize synagogues in the Midwest was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison, according to NJ.com.

Michael Flynn Calls for US to Have ‘One Religion,’ Sparking Jewish Outrage

Numerous groups and individuals condemned the call by Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, for the United States to have one religion.

Jewish Penn State Professor Refuses Award from Polish Government’s History Institute

Jewish American historian Eliyana Adler refused to accept an award worth $19,000 from the Polish government’s Pilecki Institute.

Meet the Jewish Founder of the World’s Only Bobblehead Museum, and His Chanukah Bobbles

A crochet museum in Joshua Tree, California features countless crochet animals that appear in airport ads worldwide. The National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin was founded by a Jewish condiment aficionado
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Lev Tahor Sect Leaders Convicted of Child Exploitation

Two leaders of Lev Tahor, a fundamentalist Jewish sect, were found guilty on Wednesday of kidnapping and child sexual exploitation crimes by a federal jury in White Plains, New York. 

18-year-old Arrested in Austin Synagogue Arson Case

 A suspect has been arrested related to a fire set at an Austin synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, on Oct. 31.