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Editorial: AI Must Pay Its Way

Artificial intelligence promises to transform our economy, revolutionize medicine and strengthen national security. America has every reason to encourage its development. But as technology companies ...
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$1.87M Endowment to Sustain Jewish Life at West Chester University

A $1.87 million endowment established by an anonymous family foundation will provide permanent funding for a Hillel staff presence at West Chester University, ensuring continued support for Jewish ...
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Jewish Treasures Stolen by Nazis 88 Years Ago Come Home, Thanks to an Arizona Synagogue

What could one purchase with boxes of Crisco, bags of coffee and cartons of cigarettes in chaotic postwar Germany? For Moishe Saksenhaus, a young Holocaust survivor from Belarus, the answer was: two ...
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Estelle Jasnoff-Chunn, Psychologist and Lifelong Learner, Dies at 92

Long before sunrise, the lights would be on as Estelle Jasnoff-Chunn studied and wrote papers. When she went to classes and labs at Temple University, her sons often went along. Those efforts led to a ...
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How One Public Official Made Palm Beach County the Largest Holder of Israel Bonds

Joseph Abruzzo can’t seem to get enough Israel bonds. The government official representing Palm Beach County, Florida, has invested $700 million of local taxpayer money in bonds that are helping the ...
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Opinion: El-Sayed’s Viral Video was a Diversionary Tactic, not His JFK Moment

Michigan Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is being questioned about his links to extremists. In response, he’s running for the Senate as if he is the Muslim version of John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic ...
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Jewish Philadelphian Named CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University

Melissa Greenberg lives in Wynnewood. She also has deep ties to the Philadelphia Jewish community and the city in general through her past work at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Temple ...
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Last Word: Rabbi Jacob Staub Reconnects with Judaism

For those who don’t know Rabbi Jacob Staub, it’s hard to imagine that someone who has been a rabbi for the past 45 years, at one point, didn’t want to be Jewish at all. For Staub, 71, director of the ...
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The Jewish Team Behind ‘Airplane!’ Explains How it Got Off the Ground

Growing up in Milwaukee in the 1950s, brothers David and Jerry Zucker entertained themselves by performing skits for their family during Chanukah parties. In a recent conversation, David Zucker ...
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Will This Election End the Battle Over Drafting Haredi Men Into the Israeli Army?

Whether to extend military conscription to haredi men, a longstanding question fueling political tensions in Israel, has boiled over since Hamas launched the current war with Israel with its deadly ...
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Hila Rose: Abrams Hebrew Teacher Returns Home

For Hila Rose, a Hebrew teacher at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, a post-Israel Defense Forces trip to the United States was supposed to be just that — a trip. She ended up meeting her husband and ...