Netanyahu to go on state visit to Latin America this week
In the first visit by a sitting Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu will visit Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, where he will meet with state leaders, sign… Read More ›
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I was disappointed to learn we were having a girl. Is that a sin?
JTA’s Europe correspondent looks back at his mother’s feminist teachings and wonders how he can equip his daughter to cope in a world that’s unfair… Read More ›
US Jewish Groups Vow to Fight Trump Decision to Cancel DACA
From J Street to the ADL, Jewish groups sound off on the cancellation of the immigration program. NEW YORK – Jewish organizations across the… Read More ›
Bubbe lives in the path of Hurricane Irma. Now what?
Communal agencies are helping prepare Florida’s disproportionate number of Jewish elderly for what officials say could be the worst storm to hit the state in… Read More ›
New York – Champagne, Bubbly, Gracing Jewish Holiday Tables In Style For Rosh Hashana
New York – Rosé wines have been all over the news these past 5 years and even more so during the hot season. Sparkling wines… Read More ›
New York – Impersonator Of Dead Sea Scrolls Scholars Sees US Conviction Upheld
New York – A disbarred U.S. lawyer convicted of impersonating Dead Sea Scrolls scholars in emails on Thursday lost his bid to escape his… Read More ›
Pilot season
Op-ed: Netanyahu can’t have it both ways. He either isn’t powerful enough to have prevented the potentially dangerous MK visit to the Temple Mount, or… Read More ›
Israeli-American Family Escapes Houston Floods
Jewish organizations sent out boats to help evacuate victims of torrential rains. Ramit Plusnik-Masti and Rafael Masti woke up at 4:30 on Sunday morning… Read More ›
UN chief said to meet families of Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah
Spokesperson: Antonio Guterres was confronted by mothers of jailed minors; quotes attributed to secretary-general expressing sympathy are ‘fabricated’ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with… Read More ›
Berlin Mayor May be Included on Top-10 List of Antisemitic/Anti-Israel Cases
The Wiesenthal Center will make public its top 10 list of antisemitic and anti-Israel cases in December. The international human-rights organization the Simon Wiesenthal… Read More ›
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Op-ed: Don’t let the warmer attitude of US Pres. Trump fool you: the US is no more sensitive to Israel’s security needs under him than… Read More ›
New York – American Muslims Want To Increase Mosque Security, Turning To Jews For Help
New York – With Islamophobic hate crimes on the rise, Muslim leaders are working harder to secure their mosques and institutions. Some are turning… Read More ›
US rabbis protest Trump by dropping holiday conference call
Leading US rabbis say they will not attempt a joint call ahead of the High Holy Days next month, following US Pres. Trump’s defense of… Read More ›
Rabbis scrap High Holidays call with Trump in protest
Reconstructionist, Reform and Conservative leaders say they cannot take part in annual tradition after Charlottesville response WASHINGTON — Movements representing three streams of American… Read More ›
Senior PA Official to Britain: We Want Our Own Balfour
“The Balfour Declaration is an historic statement for which Her Majesty’s Government does not intend to apologize.” Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has… Read More ›
Turning a blind eye to extreme Right or Left anti-Semitism
Op-ed: The neo-Nazi demonstration last week in Charlottesville was despicable, as was President Trump’s choice to overlook its severity. But it is important for us… Read More ›
When American Jews fought Nazis — in New Jersey
In 1930s Newark, Jewish gangsters led the ‘Minutemen’ in defending the community against pro-German anti-Semites JTA — The Nazi punching debate (is it OK… Read More ›
New York – Why Some Jews Are Paying $500 For An Italian Etrog
New York – Fifty years ago, leaders of the Chabad movement tasked Rabbi Moshe Lazar of Milan with supervising the local production and export… Read More ›
State says outpost legalization law protects Palestinians
Responding to petition from left-wing NGOs, government insists preventing additional outpost evacuations is in Israel’s ‘national interest’ In its official response Thursday to a… Read More ›
A young adult novel gives cancer the comic treatment
Abby Sher has written soulful nonfiction and performed with Chicago’s Second City. Now two worlds combine in a hilariously touching coming of age story … Read More ›
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