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Award-winning chef book explores the cuisine of the Black, Jewish diaspora

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke with Michael Twitty on his book, “KosherSoul” sharing how his gay Black-Jewish identity influences his culinary style, saying “I’m not…

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Humanitarian Heroes: Julia Entin l ABCNL

In this week’s ABC News Live “Humanitarian Heroes” series, we talk to Julia Entin about her efforts to evacuate Holocaust survivors and other vulnerable Jewish…

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Whoopi Goldberg suspended

‘The View’ co-host will miss two weeks after “wrong and hurtful” comments about the Holocaust. ABC News’ Will Ganss has the new details. source

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Whoopi Goldberg makes inaccurate claims that Holocaust was ‘not related to race’ l ABCNL

The senior VP of the Anti-Defamation League discusses if Whoopi Goldberg’s apology is enough and how this incident has sparked a conversation about race and…

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Holocaust book controversy

A school district in Tennessee is defending its decision to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Holocaust. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has the details….

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Judge: No bail for suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

The FBI is trying to rule out accomplices and searching for motives in the attack besides Robert Bowers apparent hatred of the Jewish community. WATCH…

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Rabbi details tragic scene from synagogue shooting

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was in the Tree of Life synagogue when a shooter opened fire, tells “GMA” about the scene of the attack and…

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Brett Favre apologizes after being duped to record anti-Semitic message

The Hall of Fame quarterback said he was tricked into recording a message coded with language recognizable by white supremacists through the website Cameo. source

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Former IDF official: Hamas must ‘disarm’ for ceasefire to happen

The American Jewish Committee’s Avi Mayer speaks with ABC News’ Linsey Davis about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays…

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Rabbi speaks out after deadly synagogue shooting

Rabbi Israel Goldman told ABC News he was “centimeters away from death” after the 19-year-old suspect opened fire at Chabad of Poway in San Diego….

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The latest in San Diego synagogue shooting investigation

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein and several brave congregants describe what happened when a gunman allegedly opened fire with an assault rifle on their synagogue during a…

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Israel comes to a standstill in remembrance of Holocaust victims

Israel comes to a standstill with a two-minute siren wailing across the country in remembrance of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. https://abcn.ws/2GUxbRe…

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Briefing Room: New immigration rules, Trump’s latest comments | ABC News

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Man suspected in Jewish center shooting threat pleads ‘not guilty’

James Reardon’s arrest was one of several made after the massacres in El Paso and Dayton; demonstrators across the U.S. have marched for tougher gun…

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Hanukkah stabbing horror in New York

Five members of an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish congregation were stabbed on Saturday night by a man wielding a machete-type knife who barged into a Hanukkah…

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David Muir Reports | The Children of Auschwitz: Survivors Return 75 years after Liberation

Few children were spared by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Survivors like Tova Friedman shared their memories of horror and stories of triumph. LEARN MORE:…

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David Muir Reports | The Children of Auschwitz: Survivors Return 75 years after Liberation l Part 1

Survivors tell chilling stories of the family members they lost, the horrors they saw and the pain they endured, while urging the world to remember…

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David Muir Reports | The Children of Auschwitz: Survivors Return 75 years after Liberation l Part 2

“We’re defying Hitler,” Tova Friedman told ABC News’ David Muir. “We won. … We remember those that died and we live a good life. We…

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Families celebrate virtual Passover

Jewish families across America are finding alternative ways to celebrate Passover amid social distancing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at…

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1st American to receive vaccine: ‘I see a light at the end of the tunnel’

ABC News Live anchor Linsey Davis speaks with New York City nurse Sandra Lindsey, the first American to receive Pfizer’s vaccine after the Food and…

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