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Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Jessica Russak-Hoffman is a writer in Seattle.

Manhart v. National Students for Justice in Palestine et al. will be argued before an appeals court in Chicago on April 9.
Police said the suspect made threats of mass harm on a recorded video chat.
Rabbi Shlomo Litvin of the Chabad of the Bluegrass told JNS that expanding the legislation to include any qualifying religious group, not just Chabad, makes it more functional and adaptable.
Students for a Democratic Society stated that the event seeks to “expose UW’s refusal to divest from war and genocide during tourism season.”
JNS sought comment from Aria Fani and received an autoreply, “On leave until September. Will not check email with capitalist frequency.”
After an investigation, the university said that a mob blocking Jewish students, accusing them of being “baby killers,” didn’t violate the student code of conduct.
If Ismael Jimenez were suspended, it would be “an encouraging sign of the much-needed systemic change for the district,” Mika Hackner, of the North American Values Institute, told JNS.
Limor Son Har-Melech, who introduced the bill and whose husband was murdered in a 2003 terror attack, stated that the “historic law” means “whoever chooses to murder Jews because they are Jews forfeits their right to live.”
“It becomes comfort, continuity and a way to feel connected to tradition and to one another at home,” Talia Sabag, of the Manischewitz parent company Kayko, told JNS.
The charges come with a maximum sentence of 15 years and up to $500,000 in fines.
Waiting a week “costs the town nothing and guarantees that every eligible voter in Surfside, regardless of religious observance, can participate in choosing their next mayor,” the firm bringing the suit said.
The New York City mayor said that the accused attacker is an alleged member of a right-wing, violent Jewish group.