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Sigalit Shemer continues to grieve for her son, Ron Shemer, who was murdered on October 7 by Hamas terrorists last year during the deadly Nova Music Festival attack. Ron was a 23-year-old resident of Lod in Israel, attending the festival with a group of childhood friends when shots rang out in the early morning. Some…

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The political landscape of Texas and the nation at large has experienced a profound loss with the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. At the age of 74, Jackson Lee succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a courageous battle, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of service, advocacy, and compassion. Her contributions over three decades in Congress…

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Joseph Lieberman, a former Connecticut senator who became the first Jewish American to be nominated on a major party’s ticket, died at 82 years old. According to a statement from his family, Lieberman died following complications from a fall. His family said in a statement, “Former United States Senator Joseph I. Lieberman died this afternoon,…

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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died at 93 years old. According to a statement from the Supreme Court, O’Connor died in Phoenix, Arizona, “of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness.” O’Connor was appointed to the court in 1981…

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