The chair of the United Kingdom’s largest arts institution will step down this fall following months of controversy over allegations of antisemitism and his social media activity related to Israel. Misan Harriman, 48, the chair of the publicly funded Southbank Centre in central London that hosts millions of visitors per year, publicly stated earlier this […]
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What do the ultra-wealthy owe the rest of us? It may be the defining argument of our second Gilded Age. While Elon Musk insists that his businesses “are philanthropy,” and America’s richest people gave away on average less than 5% of their total wealth in 2025, an actual Gilded Age titan offers a different example. […]
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This article was produced by the events team at 70 Faces Media, the non-profit organization that publishes (JR) and the New York Jewish Week. It’s no secret: Mah jongg is having a major moment. The historic Chinese game — first popularized in the United States more than 100 years ago, then nurtured by Jewish women starting […]
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Just about the last thing I wanted to do on a summer weekend in the Berkshires was to see a play called “The Zionists.” The title alone practically dares audiences to arrive with their defenses up. Its subject is the bitter family and communal fractures that followed Oct. 7, 2023. Its Jewish characters argue angrily, […]
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Michael Mizrahi, an Israeli citizen and longtime member of Montreal’s Jewish community, has been identified as the civilian killed in Monday’s shooting involving a gunman and Canadian police officers in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood. The suspected gunman was killed during the incident, the investigation of which is ongoing. Police have not publicly released the suspect’s identity […]
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During his run as the head of CBS Records, Clive Davis signed some of the biggest and most influential acts in rock-and-roll history, including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. But it nearly all came crashing down in 1973, after Davis allegedly siphoned some money from his label to pay for his son’s bar […]
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who resigned the premiership on Monday, leaves behind a mixed record on fighting antisemitism in the Labour Party that Jewish organizations say will help shape their expectations for his successor. Starmer announced that he was stepping down outside 10 Downing Street in the morning local time. He made the decision […]
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Montreal police said an alleged shooter in a neighborhood known for its large Jewish population had been killed following a confrontation that resulted in the deaths of one police officer and one civilian. A second police officer, who was female, was injured and is in a “critical state,” according to police. When Montreal Police Chief […]
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Israeli critics of the Iran deal should be wary of alienating President Donald Trump, particularly given their country’s dependency on U.S. military aid, Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment […]
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BERLIN — The number of annual antisemitic incidents in Germany remains at a high, with right-wing extremism surging, according to a report issued Wednesday by the country’s leading antisemitism watchdog. An average of 24 antisemitic incidents per day were reported in Germany in 2025, totaling 8,725, about the same as in 2024, according to the […]
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