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The Jewish Community Relations Bureau in Kansas City reports a 500% increase in anti-Semitic incidents, attributing the rise to the war in Israel, the election, and Jewish holidays.

Since 1920, the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle has provided its readers with Jewish news and opinion from a variety of perspectives — local, regional, national and international. The paper is mailed to subscribers each week and also is available for purchase at The Chronicle’s office.

The Jewish Community Relations Bureau held a special reception Monday night in Johnson County to mark the fifth night of Hanukkah and to recognize the dangerous increase in antisemitism.

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As missiles and bombs continue to pound Israel after a surprise attack by the terror group Hamas, those safely stateside are keeping their electronic devices close.

Some Jewish community members say the non-Jewish community has been too silent regarding antisemitism. And that tepid response, particularly from progressive groups, some suggest, comes from a misguided view that Jews are part of the white privilege cohort and should not be seen as oppressed.

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Montana is an island of legal abortion, but four of the state's five clinics now restrict abortion pills from people in states with trigger bans to shield themselves and patients from legal attacks.

[UPDATED at 5 p.m. ET] MISSOULA, Mont. — The four states bordering Montana have “trigger laws” in effect or pending now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended federal protections for abortion, making conservative Big Sky Country an unlikely haven for women seeking to end their pregnancies. But Montana’s potential to become an abortion refuge

The four states bordering Montana have "trigger laws" in effect or pending now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended federal protections for abortion, making conservative Big Sky Country an unlikely haven for women seeking to end their pregnancies.