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Aaron Mostofsky, a supporter of President Donald Trump, broke into the U.S. Capitol with other rioters, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Saul LoebAFP via Getty Images)
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Aaron Mostofsky, the pelt-wearing son of a Jewish judge, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 3, 2022
The Amnesty International logo is seen in their office in Hong Kong, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Isaac Lawrence-AFP via Getty Images)
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Major American Jewish groups decry Amnesty’s ‘apartheid’ report

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Art Spiegelman, author of "Maus," poses in Paris, March 20, 2012. (Photo/JTA-Bertrand Langlois-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

The great ‘Maus’ giveaway is on as comic shops, professors and churches counter Tennessee school board’s ban

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
A woman watches Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director-general, speak during an online commemoration on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Dublin, Jan. 27, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Artur Widak-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inEducation

German teens and young adults are interested in learning about the Holocaust — but they want new ways to do so

by Toby Axelrod and JTA February 2, 2022
Signs inside Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco remind congregants to keep locked doors closed at all times for safety. (Photo/Rabbi Abby Phelps)
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Local synagogues ramp up security training after Colleyville

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 1, 2022February 2, 2022
Members of the Women of the Wall movement hold Rosh Hodesh prayers as thousands of ultra-Orthodox women protest against them at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, March 8, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Hadas Parush-Flash90)
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‘Infuriating and upsetting’: Liberal Jewish movements condemn Israeli PM’s decision not to implement Western Wall agreement

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA February 1, 2022
Esther Pollard, the wife of spy Jonathan Pollard, speaks during a press conference on a street in downtown Jerusalem, July 29, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Thomas Coex-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Esther Pollard, who for decades fought for her husband Jonathan’s release from prison, dies at 68 from Covid complications

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
Retired Germany school teacher Josef Wisskirchen (Photo/Moritz Richard Schmidt)
Posted inNews

How a German teacher helped a local rabbi’s mother know her family history

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
Rabbis are leaving their jobs in unusually large numbers as the pandemic enters its third year. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
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The Great Resignation is fueling a rabbinic hiring crisis that could leave synagogues without leaders

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA January 31, 2022
The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles (Photo/Courtesy)
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After excluding Jews, Academy of Motion Pictures museum changes course

Sharon Rosen Leib by Sharon Rosen Leib and Forward January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

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