She was trapped in a marriage for 10 years. Now she helps other 'chained' Orthodox Jewish women.

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Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.
Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.

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Sitting in her home on a leafy street in North West London, Rifka Meyer looks fondly at a framed photograph hanging above her dining room table.

US synagogues face skyrocketing security costs. Rabbis call it an 'antisemitism tax.'

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A police officer stands outside a synagogue
Synagogues are paying more for security amid a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents.

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George Santos — who is Catholic — insists he used to say he was 'Jew-ish' as a party joke. Now he says he's taken 4 DNA tests to prove his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish.

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George Santos
New York Congressman-Elect George Santos speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) annual leadership meeting.

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Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed she was raised Jewish. Some relatives question that, and say her grandfather fought for the Nazis.

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Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.

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