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Dutch right-wing politician resigns following party’s anti-Semitism scandal San Francisco-area Jewish students face anti-Semitic harassment online for 2nd time since September Gearing up for Thanksgiving alone? Here’s advice from a rabbi on finding meaning in quiet holidays. Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel Janet Yellen to be nominated as first female treasury secretary Marijuana plants seized from Argentine synagogue’s courtyard Kosher hotels and authoritarianism: Israelis see attraction in easy UAE travel, but some have concerns Biden nominates Alejandro Mayorkas, Latino Jew who has said Jews face heightened threat, as Homeland Security secretary For Jewish schools, Thanksgiving presents a new test of COVID rules and parent trust Tell JTA: What are you thankful for this year? (We know it might be a hard question.) German protester of COVID restrictions compares herself to Nazi resistance fighter

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