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After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty

Cleveland Jewish News 24 Feb 2026
KYIV, UkraineViktoria Maksimovich’s students at the Sha’alavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound ... .
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German anti-Zionist group’s plan to protest at Buchenwald memorial over keffiyeh ban sparks outrage

Cleveland Jewish News 24 Feb 2026
An anti-Zionist group in Germany has drawn condemnation after it announced plans for a protest against the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial in response to a ban on pro-Palestinian symbols at the site ... .
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Blizzards strands hundreds of Jewish teens who recited Shema in Times Square

Cleveland Jewish News 24 Feb 2026
A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in ... .
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Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting

The Jerusalem Post 24 Feb 2026
The commission, which has the power to issue subpoenas, is appointed by Congress and the president and currently has a narrow Democratic majority ....
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Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion

The Jerusalem Post 24 Feb 2026
Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail ....
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At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Feb 2026
BERLIN — They stood outside Berlin’s Babylon theater, bundled against the cold, laughing and dragging on cigarettes. the Cunio twins David and Eitan, and their younger brother Ariel ... .
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Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Feb 2026
Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal Sunday to clinch a gold medal for the U.S. men’s hockey team, its first since 1980 ... .
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'A piece of history': Freed Israeli hostages see their story retold at Berlin screening

Haaretz 23 Feb 2026
David and Ariel Cunio received standing ovations at the screening of 'Letters to David,' recut to include their release from Hamas captivity ....
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Israeli bobsled squad is disqualified from Olympics after trying to swap in Druze teammate

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Feb 2026
The Israeli bobsled team’s historic journey to the 2026 Winter Olympics ended in anything but storybook fashion on Sunday, as Israel’s own Olympic committee withdrew it from competition after learning that the team had lied about a member’s health ... .
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Hugh Laurie rejects ‘Zionist’ label after his tribute to Israeli ‘Tehran’ producer sparks social media firestorm

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Feb 2026
British actor Hugh Laurie pushed back against being labeled as a “Zionist” after facing a wave of online criticism for posting a tribute to the Israeli producer of the hit television show “Tehran.” ... .
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