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These 20-sided dreidels created by David Zvi Kalman will become more expensive to import under the Trump administration's tariffs. (Courtesy Kalman)
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I run a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs are going to squelch Jewish innovation.

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

(JTA) — Ten years ago I wrote an article about how America’s Judaica manufacturers now largely operate out of China. The items that aren’t made there are usually created in […]

Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi provided the illustrations in “For Our Freedom.” (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Project Kesher)
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The first Passover haggadah in Ukrainian marks a community’s break with Russia

by David I. Klein and JTA March 30, 2023March 30, 2023
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