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Felicia Friedman, 94, Holocaust survivor who refused to relinquish her faith Norway will withhold funding to Palestinians over textbooks it says promote hate and violence How the George Floyd protests have echoed through the Jewish community Palestinian Authority refuses to accept taxes collected for it by Israel Israel revokes special visas for non-citizen yeshiva students, citing rise in COVID-19 cases These services are helping older Jews master technology and stay connected in isolation Knesset shuts down as lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 Pearlstone retreat center to reduce workforce by 75% Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses primary challenger to 16-term congressman Eliot Engel Israeli President Reuven Rivlin urges end to ‘verbal violence’ in annexation debate Zoom shiva shouldn’t end once the pandemic does

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