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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 17, 2024: A Passover Seder installation comprising of 133 empty chairs and posters of the Israeli hostages who remain captive in Gaza over six months from the Hamas attack is unveiled outside Downing Street in London, United Kingdom on April 17, 2024. Passover is a major Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of Israelites from slavery in Egypt, celebrated with a ritual family feast called the seder. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Can We Still Celebrate Freedom This Passover?

With Passover approaching, Jews mourn as 59 hostages remain in Gaza since October 7. The holiday's theme of freedom rings hollow amid fresh trauma, as voices call for justice and the end of captivity.

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This Passover at Georgetown, an Anti-Israel Referendum in the Spirit of Pharaoh

“Mah nishtanah halilah hazeh?” Why is this night different from all other nights? Jews around the world read these words in the Haggadah, the ancient Passover guide that tells the story of Pharaoh’s oppression of the Jewish people in Egypt.

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How Activist Hen Mazzig Found The Right Voice For ‘And They’re Jewish’

As an advocate and activist who specializes in creating internet content, Hen Mazzig knows his work will be polarizing, especially when it has to do with a topic as politically charged as the Israel-Hamas war currently being fought in Gaza.

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Activist Aims To Combat Antisemitism With ‘And They’re Jewish’ Web Series

With the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas about to reach the 18-month mark, Israeli activist Hen Mazzig has taken his own approach toward combating the rise in antisemitism that has accompanied the fighting in Gaza

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Your Daily Phil: Giving to Israel increasingly decentralized — study

In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on a new study about American charitable giving to Israeli nonprofits. We wrap up last week’s Jewish Funders Network conference and examine the State Department’s cuts to Israeli programs

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