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Michael Netzer: From American Superheroes to Israeli Spirituality


Comic book legend embraces his Jewish roots in the Holy Land. By: Boaz Dromi Michael Netzer, a celebrated comic book artist best known for his work on characters such as Batman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman, has lived many lives—figuratively and literally. Born in the United States to a Druze father and a mother with a […]

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Book Review: ‘Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America’ by Clay Risen


By: Harvey Klehr The Red Scare—the era from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s during which fears of domestic communism became one of the major issues in American political life—has generated innumerable books and articles dedicated to documenting its alleged victims and searching for those ultimately responsible for the harm it inflicted and the ways in […]

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Pesach


By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Pesach. So many special recollections. Warm memories of family gathering together. A beautifully set Seder table. A bubby’s special Pesach recipes. Singing the familiar Seder songs. A night to follow time-honored traditions, passed down from generation to generation. Pesach. A time to cherish the children. To encourage their questions and motivate […]

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Parshat Vayikra


By: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb “There is no such thing as privacy anymore.” “There are no secrets anymore.” These are two complaints that are heard frequently nowadays. We live in a world of cell phones and e-mails, blogs, Facebook and Twitter. We have no privacy, for almost anyone can reach us wherever we are, […]

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Behind Closed Doors, Columbia’s President Contradicts Public Commitments on Anti-Semitism Deal with Trump Administration


By: Fern Sidman In a development that may threaten a fragile agreement between Columbia University and the Trump administration, interim university president Katrina Armstrong privately assured faculty over the weekend that Columbia does not intend to comply with several key conditions the federal government outlined in order for the school to regain access to $400 […]

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23andMe Bankruptcy Sparks Alarming Questions Over Genetic Data Security and Consumer Privacy


Edited by: TJVNews.com The once-celebrated Silicon Valley biotech firm 23andMe, renowned for pioneering at-home DNA testing kits, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, setting off alarm bells among privacy advocates and legal experts over the future of the sensitive genetic information of more than 15 million customers. The move, which comes amid ongoing financial struggles […]

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City Bar Justice Center’s ‘Legal Assistance Project’ turns 10


The 10th-anniversary celebration of the City Bar Justice Center’s Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project was held.

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Brooklyn deadly crash: Family that survived accident in Midwood over the weekend left traumatized



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‘Waste, Fraud and Abuse’ at Biden’s FBI Expected To Come Under Harsh Spotlight as Long-Awaited House Hearing Gets Underway


House panel aims to expose Christopher Wray’s ‘partisan’ FBI while touting FBI Director Patel’s recent accomplishments.

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Mark Leiter Jr. surrenders 8th inning grand slam as Yankees blow lead in loss to Diamondbacks


The Yankees’ hot start to the season has been all about power. But on Tuesday night, it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who delivered a back-breaking blast.