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Herb Kohl, former Jewish senator from Wisconsin, dies at 88

Kohl was known for his soft-spoken, unobtrusive approach as a philanthropist, a retail mogul and a senator, an outlook he said he learned from his Jewish immigrant parents.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
29/12/2023

How do cities, countries get their nicknames? - explainer

Let’s take a little geographical galavant and see how certain cities came by their metropolitan monikers. 

By RUTH BELOFF
21/10/2023

Florida public official recorded saying he will 'Jew down' store owner

Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker told a store owner that he was “going to have to Jew you down.”

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