Jamie Booker, who won the Texas competition, did not inform organizers she was born a man, leading to her title being stripped.

On October 7, the Ors' home in Be'eri was set on fire by terrorists. He and his wife were murdered, but managed to save their two children, who were abducted and returned in the Nov. 2023 deal. Or was a devoted father to his three children – Yahli Or (18), Noam Or (17), and Alma Or (13). He served as the kibbutz cheesemaker.

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and a front-runner for Britain’s next prime minister, is confronting fresh allegations of racist and antisemitic behavior during his school years at Dulwich College.

The memorial aims to preserve the stories of victims and survivors while fighting the rise in antisemitism, which now makes up over 50% of hate crimes in New York City.